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Japanese Decorative Artifacts

An assortment of traditional Japanese items including a floral fan case, silk ribbons, knife handles, and ornate tablecloth fragments.

Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: supplementary warp forming cut and uncut pile (velvet), Continuous ogives enclosing plant forms. Deep plum color., 17th century, woven textiles, Fragment
Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: supplementary warp forming cut and uncut pile (velvet), Continuous ogives enclosing plant forms. Deep plum color., 17th century, woven textiles, Fragment
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Mirror and Needlecase China. Mirror and Needlecase 65679`International Exhibition of Paris R.P. MCMXXV. Decorative Arts. Polish Section`. Photograph album dedicated to Jerzy Warchałowski, Commissioner General of the Polish Section, in memory of cooperation, from the team of Polish creators of the exhibition.. Manuel, Henri (1874-1947), photographer, Braun & Cie (Paryż ; studio fotograficzne ; fl. 1925), photo studio, Photo REP (Paryż ; studio fotograficzne ; fl. 1925), photo studio, Lenart, Bonawentura (1881-1973), graphic artistFabric Swatch Fab-Tex Inc.. , 1963-1966. Wool, sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (21 x 26.7 cm). 1963-1966Half model or a 90-gun ship of the line. Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three-master. Thirty-five gunposes spread over three decks. Wrecked mirror, hollow wulf, no fence or side gallery; Stir straight with square roofing. The seam runs at both ends, two mountain wooden and one Reehout. The underwater ship is a silly S-S-SPORT. Scale approx. 1:55 (derived).Knife Handle (Kozuka) ca. 1615-1868 Japanese A kozuka is a handle of a by-knife that is part of a sword mounting. It is kept in a slot on the reverse of a katana scabbard, often with a matching kgai (hairdressing tool).. Knife Handle (Kozuka). Japanese. ca. 1615-1868. Copper-gold alloy (shakud), coral, gold, enamel. Sword Furniture-KozukaTextile Swatches Onondaga Silk Company, Inc. (1925-1981). , 1948-1959. Silk, a: 40 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (102.9 x 34.3 cm). 1948-1959Tongue sword. Bronze. Burgos. Promimities of the Cemetery of San Jose. Ancient Bronze Age. 2000-1600 BC. Reproduction.Natural Picture late 19th-early 20th century Workshop of Jian Guzhai Chinese This ink tablet is from a sixty-four-tablet set (30.76.216-.279) commissioned by the Jiaqing emperor from the Studio for Appreciating the Antique (Jiangu Zhai) manufactory of the Wang Jinsheng family in Huizhou, Anhui Province. Each ink tablet commemorates a hall or pavilion in one of the imperial gardens. Each sites name is written in gilt characters on one side; a view of the site is presented on the other. Such inks were purely decorative and not intended for use.. Natural Picture 41817A Pair of Chopsticks, 918-1392. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze; overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.). In Korea, chopsticks made of metal such as brass, silver, and gold were excavated from ancient tombs and ruins dated to the 6th century at the earliest. Burial goods often include utilitarian objects such as table wares and utensils because the dead were believed to need them in the afterlife.Mummy of a two year old boy from Fayum; Egypt 100 AD Roman periodDog holding a blank scroll. , Dogs, 19th Century American Trade CardsModel of the Dry Dock at Flushing, 's Lands Werf Vlissingen (possibly), after John Perry, c. 1783 demonstration model Polychromed construction model of a dry dock containing a three -mast. The walls are open, so that the pile -driving foundation can be seen; The floor is omitted on one side, making the underlying slatted work visible. One end is equipped with curved lock doors, operated with poles of Cape Standers, and a spui on either side. The other end is closed and also has two fluors. The fluors are operated with lifting screws. The DOCH broadens back and stairs on either side. The ship model is a polychromed mold model, omitted the skin under the barkwood, and with a schematically indicated dense deck. The masts are sawn off. The ship has decorated a wandered mirror, cave wulf, one -floor fence with carving and side galleries of one floor. On the floor of the dock and the deck of the ship is a large amount of ship carpentry tools. model maker: Flushing (possibly)after design by: Sketch showing prow, stern and cross section of a Manihiki canoe, c1920, by Ethel Richardson.Ornamental Fish 1st century B.C.-A.D. 7th century Moche. Ornamental Fish 313500James M Lawson and Gordon Saltar, Headboard, c 1937 HeadboardChopsticks for celebrationsHalf Model of a 3-Gun Schooner, anonymous, c. 1800 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a two -mast. The skin above the barkwood is closed, the ship has a railing. Get mirror, Hol Wulf, no details of the fence, no side gallery, strong stern; Straight with square stirring king. Zeeg to both ends ascending, one barkhout and one reehout. Peaked around. The big mast leans back, the breeding mast is almost vertical. Rotterdam (possibly) wood (plant material)Iron Medal from Austria, Die SiebenSchmabeu. Artist: Karl Perl, Austrian, 1876-1965Collar late 19th century Belgian. Collar 212542Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of LengaSekarAlexandre Charpentier, Jean et Pierre, bronze with dark glossy-brown patina.Berry from the end of Fryderyk August (18th century); 3-4 19th century (1851-00-00-1900-00-00);Wooden box for the game of Senet, Egyptian, c1300 BC. Artist: Unknown.Selling Brooms Selling Brooms, late 19th-early 20th century. Tinted albumen silver photographs, 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (26.1 x 20 cm). Asian Art late 19th-early 20th centuryHand-painted lantern plate with harbor and sailing ship, slide plate slideshope images glass paper, Hand-painted slides with top and bottom edges of white-red checkered paper. Image of port city with sailing ship In the middle of the sun rising sun optics magic lantern magic lantern toy projectingKey from Norfolk Church ca. 1880 Richardson Ellson & Co.. Key from Norfolk Church 386682Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua. The chapel of the relics of Saint Anthony. Fragments of the tunic of Saint Anthony. Padua. Italy.Hairbrush belonging to Sir Winston Churchill, (30 November 1874 ñ 24 January 1965) , British Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.Asian kitchen knifeChancellor Livingston CupPlate. Maker, probably by: Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, American, 1826-88WineGlassPiece 18th century China. Piece 71547