Can I 'bump' this thread, and tag people with Asian art knowledge? @Any Jewelry @Ce BCA @Mat or anyone else? Thank you!
Could it perhaps be clay but made from a mold, repeatedly and cheaply? I thought that if there were lots of bubbles in the clay that when it was...
Ah-ha! And I never thought of that!
Found this "Cute Woven Small Hanging Basket w/ Light Blue Band $5"... AKA a Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) Native basket with a depiction of whalers in a...
Sometimes making an actual print can make the design more clear than even the block shows. If you have ink and a roller (it's called a 'brayer')...
I agree that it looks like an older linoleum block, for printing. Not sure what / if there's a cultural reference or context there.
Interesting. Thanks for the idea!
Hi. I'm hoping someone has some info on these two Chinese embroidered panels. The fronts look old to me and have some sort of narrative reference:...
No idea but I think it's really interesting!
If the sizable crack just under the 'head goes all the way around, how it the thing holding together? Is there something within the main shaft? If...
Yikes! Was 1992 really 30 years ago?!?
I'm not sure that it's actually antique. It looks like a tall, particularly elaborate version of some common Indonesian tourist carvings, such as...
Sounds exciting! Welcome.
Welcome!
Found this cute little guy yesterday. He was labeled 'alien,' but is apparently an 'alebrije' --a folk art with an interesting history from the...
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Your expertise @Taupou is once again greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hi again. I'm posting this one for a friend. I believe this to be Casas Grandes Mexican pottery, and am hoping someone more expert than me could...
I think what you've identified here sounds right to me. There are good previous discussions on this very forum about wedding vases and their...
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