If you have a magnet you can confirm that they are cast iron - iron will attract a magnet. China (as well as some other Asian countries) have...
https://www.puzzlemuseum.com/puzzles/ivory/puzzleball.htm
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We could use some close-ups, but it looks like drawn/pulled thread embroidery.
Here is one exactly like it on ebay: [IMG] https://www.ebay.com/itm/185205967540?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 I would assume it is a mass produced...
Great sleuthing! You found your man.
James - I, too, have read your informative posts with interest. Whatever comes next, you are leaving a legacy of knowledge generously offered. I...
At least you know what you are looking for now, thanks to @anundverkaufen...........
Hmm. Doesn't really look woven, either. Maybe a coating (ground) applied with a brush?
It looks like it is painted on pith. Search on the forum for "pith painting" and you will find other examples and links.
https://www.mexican-folk-art-guide.com/amate-paper.html#.Ys4Iv73MLIU
I am not sure what it means, but the same figure has been reproduced as a decorative garden sculpture. [IMG]...
Sorry, no idea as to age.
It looks like a hand colored woodblock print - the black outlines done with a block, and the colors added with gouache and ink. The dark clouds...
It looks to be all original calligraphy, not printed, (you can see slight variations in the letters), and so may be a unique item. As Beauchamp...
Can you post a photo of the note referring to Beauchamp? Is it handwritten, or printed? Was there any context in the auction, e.g. books from...
Don't be such a tease. Is there any publisher's information, or a date? It looks like Beauchamp might be the calligrapher who did the monogram...
I agree that it looks African. But I am having trouble placing the combination of features more specifically. It is unusual to find a disembodied,...
Interesting head. It looks like wood - is that correct? Any signs of it having been attached to something at the neck? The face is very weathered....
You may be aware of these pages already: http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/realold.htm http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/military.htm
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