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I think it may be a lamp rather than a torch of any sort. Similar Y shaped burner tips appear to have been used in early automobile headlamps -...
Earthenware is a type of ceramic, characterized by a type of clay that is fired at a relatively low temperature. Earthenware pottery tends to be...
I quoted the description of Cochin ware from the site linked at the bottom of the description. The plate in my first post is by a modern...
Here is a similar plate, on a Korean selling site. The google-translated text says - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And the marks - [ATTACH]...
Are there any marks on the back of the plate? It is a style of pottery known as Cochin, or Koji (in Japanese). "Cochin ceramics are...
https://www.mpm.edu/index.php/research-collections/anthropology/anthropology-collections-research/mediterranean-oil-lamps/lamp-classifications
Your pot appears to be a type known as a "kuduo", made by craftsmen of the Asante/Ashanti people of Ghana. Such containers were traditionally made...
Although these volumes appear to be scarce, that does not mean they have any significant value, particularly in this poor condition....
Your little painting is an interesting and somewhat atypical structure. The majority of paintings made on fabric supports have used a simple...
There are a lot of similar small stone carvings coming out of China, often described as coming from neolithic Hongshan sites. Many are very nice,...
I have been listening to a podcast series called Myths and Legends, which presents traditional stories from all over the world in an updated and...
The description of Gunn's work was as a "linocut" (a print block cut on linoleum) rather than linotype. A linotype is an industrial type-setting...
The collage looks like it might be inspired by the work of the Japanese American Paul Horiuchi - particularly if you found it in the NW (I forget...
The collector, Reiter, is interested in documenting more of Simatos' paintings. "He also puts out a call to the public, at large, asking for help...
I would not be surprised to see a bowl like that at a modern art/craft fair, the work of an artisan potter. The red clay body with noticeable grog...
The Hakka people are a southern Han Chinese subgroup. Many migrated to Taiwan (formerly Formosa) beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries, and now...
Back to the carved figure - I cannot find any examples of 2-person feline costumes anywhere except Asia. There are lion dances and costumes...
The photo is a "stock photo" available on "dreamstime" -...
Sometimes the origin of the book can tell you something. What book was it, and is there any indication of who previously owned it? In other words,...
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