Perhaps from India. A small pot used to hold water for puja - ritual cleansing - called a "lota/lotta". [IMG]...
Very nice blanket. I think it may be Chimayo (Spanish-American weavers of New Mexico). @Taupou will probably have a more precise ID. [IMG]...
See this discussion: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/harpoon-head.40959/#post-869748
I am sure Republicans are also using the crisis to push through some of their pet projects (or non-projects). And they are doing fine destroying...
The renewable energy industries are asking for an extension on the deadline for tax credits for their projects which may be delayed by the current...
Yes, a Burmese kalaga. Here is an article that provides some good information: http://www.siamtraders.com/html/burma/kalaga.html
My very happy monkey with a peach(?), ivory okimono: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sorry, I got my citations mixed up. I was looking at a lot of tapestries...... Yes, German, from the Historisches Museum, Basel. My point about...
I think it goes with @Joshua D Bird's "ancient wine vessel". Are you guys shopping in the same place? [IMG]...
I was thinking possibly antler - but the porosity/speckles should appear on the bottom of the man's robe as well as the woman's. It also seems...
The fashions shown in the tapestry are definitely 15th century, not 16th. Tudor men's shoes are very different. In the early part of the century...
@Jonrc2323 - does yours appear to be a print on paper, or does it have a painted surface? Sometimes artists might apply paint on top of a print or...
Not particularly well executed, whatever they are made of, imo. The stance is quite awkward. I would assume Chinese, where there is a long...
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Chinese plate with bats: [ATTACH] https://hyperallergic.com/406164/why-chinese-art-is-swarming-with-colonies-of-tiny-bats/ They are symbols of...
I would say it is a typical Chinese form, often used to transport food. But Asian bamboo baskets are frequently difficult to distinguish.
They make scrapers that take single edge razor blades or utility knife blades, which would give you more to hang on to.
If might be helpful if you explained where these objects came from. They look like archeological finds that someone has cleaned up. The two...
If I understand the problem correctly - it is the felt you want to remove, not the ship from the wood. Rather than risk staining or warping the...
My parents were stationed in Japan during the occupation and the beginning of the Korean war. They visited with Rakusan at his studio, and brought...
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