My Precious!
Note that the person on the right has, in his left hand, what appears to be a tobacco pipe. Perhaps a scene depicting a first exposure experience?...
Our Virgin of Guadalupe! Hard to choose, ain't it? Kinda looks like a toss-up, from here! Thanks for the appreciation, 'tho...
For SHAME! Yer pic's are OK; they convey the somewhat deranged (disgusting?) convolutions of an aspiring artisan's fevered reality. You're not...
Good Grief! BTW, anteks...you an' I are the only folks in several decades to use that 'pig iron' phrase to my (limited) knowledge...outside of...
After all this, Aqui...I'm sorry: but fat chance. This 'thing' is a "pipe dream" as far as tobacco may be concerned. It is pretty interesting...
The web is ~46" X 2", probably waxed (it is quite stiff); the closure clip is adjustable. The buckle is 2 3/4" X 2 1/4" X 5/8", slightly curved. I...
Thanks, AJ...one of the delights of this forum is the frequency of flash-bulb-like illumination of arcana, such as this link you offered. Keepers,...
Thank you!
Thanks!
Wow...a wee vindication! I had for years carried an image of Guanyin as female...but in the face of gender-assignment by a well-respected expert...
It is painfully unfortunate that so much of the shibayama 'jewelry' is missing, especially as the signature chip remains...'tho I doubt it can be...
Best I could do in crummy light...sorry. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My bad...and a gender. She said he, but I had said she. I hope I haven't added unnecessary confusion, Bakers.
...an' fairly crispy, so it wouldn't sag inna pot an' present a tangled mess. I like my bacon chewy-er, thanks.
There was probably a special serving spoon used to ladle th' caviar from the lidded reserve vessel into the 3 cups around the spoon rack. Imagine...
The rashers standing on end in a couple inches of congealed pig fat...Yes!
Yes, absolutely! In the end, nothin' will be more important!
On second look: NO! A pipe stand places the bowl down, rather than the stem, which is the only way a pipe could be rested in those little holes....
Yeah, but...There's also the other side, with armaments! Could it be a stash for a man's deadly accessories? Actually, that would also be true if...
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