Meiji-An amazing period in all of art history (for me anyway).
Thanks for the FB AJ !
I don't miss the classic 'night sweats'. Guess the 'squares' were 'mostly' right abt booze n' drugs !:p:cool:
Yep ! Yep ! I'd have to say (no offense Shammy) I prefer Japanese Aesthetic over Chinese in general-because it seems to have a clearer sense of...
The Fayum portraits are as close as we'll get (pending AI or God) to looking at an ancient Roman 'eye to eye'.The other (hyper ?) realistic Roman...
You live in a blessed spot- walkin' the Tarka Trail neath the stars ! Open a Pub/Chip/Antique Shop mate.
Sold-Pair of rare 1930's Kokeshi (big bucks)-watch out tho,it's on 1stDibs:eek::vomit::wacky: Some of the old and valuable Kokeshi are quite...
Especially like the 3 small Kokeshi in Pic 2-they have a nice Mingei (Folk Art) vibe to them,and a bit of patina.
[ATTACH] They def have those Latin (Latino) faces. Here's the lowdown- 'The Fayum portraits, also known as Fayum mummy portraits, were created...
Could this have been done for the European Export Market for shipment to the Netherlands,Portugal,Spain,etc., and could that possibly be an...
Here are Roman mummy portraits done in encaustic almost 2,000 years ago....
Thanks Kent-and as with much Asian ceramics it's down the research trail !
I like the colors,don't think encaustic's used much these days.Nice it was shown in the RAC exhibition.
Thanks Brad & Bull-I'm on the Arita Trail !
Thanks all for the insights ! According to Gotheborg- Arita and Kutani are often marked Fuku, in the past & today-but Fuku marks seem common. Now...
Definitely odd,and as w/ all Asian Ceramics-my antennae are always on high alert for their masterfully-created phonies. PS-Thanks for the FB mate....
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