Cinnabar refers to mercuric sulfide, which is a (toxic) red mineral that has been used as a pigment. It was traditionally used to color the carved...
With the asymmetry and repeated variations of the design, it might be inspired by Bauhaus textiles (like Anni Albers). It does not appear to have...
That's OK - I am always ready to learn more. Much as I would like to be, I am not a specialist in much, but I can usually get things in the right...
As @komokwa has said - With the characteristic "imbrication", the first basket is Native American, from the interior Northwest -...
If you are going to try it, place a piece of plastic window screening, larger than the print, in the wash tray to use to help lift the paper out...
Please note that you will most likely lose the plate mark with any form of washing.
https://www.artelino.com/articles/takahashi_hiroaki.asp ukiyo-e.org has two entries for the first print (the one with umbrellas on the bridge),...
Removing/reducing stains on paper is best left to an experienced conservator. An amateur project rarely ends well. As the subject matter of these...
Cub Scout project, perhaps.
They look to be Tohono O'odham (Papago), but some nice old styles that you don't see as often. Very nice condition as well. They are traditionally...
We are waiting with bated breath.
Munkácsy M.- Mihály Munkácsy, a Hungarian artist (1844-1900). The original painting is titled "The Two Families". [IMG]
The text block (pages) looks perfectly consistent with the 1530 date, but the boards (cover) look 17th-18th century, and the rebacked spine is...
London street musicians, 1880: [IMG] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Londonstreetmusiciansc.1880.jpg Rosenthal family, "talented...
@Taupou might have more insights.
I am with @ulilwitch - no reason to think this is not just a portrait of two musicians. You can find many early photographs of people proud to...
Appears to be wool, woven on a backstrap loom which limits the width of the individual pieces. This is why there are two pieces sewn together to...
As ecclesiastical iconography tends to be very conservative, one way of establishing a possible date would be a careful examination of the fabric...
The boat looks like it might be a sailing barge, for use on rivers where the masts can be folded down to pass under bridges. A Thames sailing...
Doing a search on abebooks.com, I did not find any examples of the Song Cabinet, but did find a number of examples of individual pieces of sheet...
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