The characters may be Heidi and Peter the goatherd.
That does look like lead. You may be able to find a test kit for home use that can identify lead on surfaces. They have been developed since the...
Based on what Marote found, the artist may be Yi Ju-seok.
Boland said earlier that it was non-magnetic.
I have found only one other plate with similar decoration, shown on pinterest - [ATTACH] https://www.pinterest.com/pin/846536061182014684/ As...
If you are really curious, and the base metal is in fact lead, you might look for a lab that could do a lead isotope analysis. The technique has...
The figure on the right reminds me of Bruegel's plump peasants.
It sure does. I wonder if it might be one of those pieces where the porcelain plate was made in Japan, but was decorated in Hong Kong/China.
@916Bulldogs123 - Mikey, can you please post your reference for this identification? The op's photo is not clear enough to see the characters in...
The Grant image is based on one of the photographs taken by Mathew Brady - [ATTACH]...
Might be relevant -...
I wonder if she might have been for a household shrine, representing Vesta (goddess of the hearth and home), or perhaps an ancestor.
Welcome, @the-craig. I don't see any "primitive" toolmarks, such as an adze or chisel would leave, even on the bottom. The square and arch forms...
The first step to finding comparative prices is to accurately identify your plate. Despite what AI may say, yours is not an example of Japanese...
Thank you for the more detailed photos. As bluumz suggested, the stitch used is called "herringbone". The stitch has been widely known in may...
The instrument being played may be a type of kemenche/kemençe, a 3 stringed instrument played with a bow and held vertically. Variations are...
It would be described as an embroidery, rather than tapestry. In a tapestry, the designs are incorporated during the weaving process. In...
I am having difficulty seeing the details of the stitches. Can you please post some closeups, front and back?
Probably not, then. Just a thought.
Your eagle carving looks like the style of ironwood carvings originated by Seri-Comcaac Indians of Northern Mexico. While there are still Native...
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