I believe your picture is Chinese rather than Japanese, and based on the style fairly contemporary. Unfortunately, I cannot read the signature....
Perhaps originally part of a table cloth or such. The fabric has a more open weave than you would expect for an item of clothing. The design does...
I can see why you thought it might be Oceanic, with the bulbous eyes. But I think it might be West African, Bambara/Bamana. Yours is comparatively...
I don't see Napoleon III - he had a much more aquiline nose, and kept his hair: [IMG] The bronze gives me the feeling of some South American...
If they are glass, they could be lampwork beads - individually made, with the "facets" pressed on with a tool. But it would be difficult to...
It looks like an amateur painter's copy of the print image. There are differences in details and proportion that would not be consistent with...
Also agree. That is one of the reasons I was thinking relatively recent "artsy" work.
I was assuming it is wool, but you are right that a different fiber would make a different description appropriate.
Yes, I think crewel/crewelwork would be the proper description, with a drawn thread border. It reminds me of Erica Wilson's work in reviving the...
I found this one on pinterest/etsy. The photos are very poor, but it has the same square tabs hanging down, the generous use of tassels, and bugle...
Um, no. 2MB's partner here, a bookseller. Earliest copyright protection in the US, from 1790 on, provided 14 years' protection, which could be...
I may be wrong, but the unfinished appearance of the base makes me think this is a recent reproduction. The Chinese seem to be mass producing all...
Not really. Many museums now use the same system, and without other markings you can't identify the particular museum.
It appears to have loops at each corner, and one in the middle, for attaching to something. I think @Jivvy is on to something. Googling toran, the...
According to the Arizona Memory Project, Forrest was still active up until 1968. Based on the paper, I think it may be a later reprint (later then...
How very cool! I imagine we will be learning a lot about things from Afghanistan in the coming years, with service men and women returning.
The Arizona Memory Project has a section on Forrest, including a good biography and many of his photographs....
Arizona Archives Online has a collection of Forrest's papers and photographs (http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/uoa/UAMS274.xml),...
Thanks! A pleasure to learn from you, @Any Jewelry.
The shells are cowrie shells. My first impression is that it is African, and perhaps a decorative chest strap for a horse. Still looking for a...
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