What material was used for the nesuke?
I have a friend who thinks he knows Alice in Wonderland because he has seen the Disney version.
Where is this from? I don't recognize it as Milne's language. It's a retelling. A.A. Milne. Winnie-the-Pooh, Chapter V, In Which Piglet Meets...
To let out steam/cool off?
The white & red look applied to me, sort of pate-sur-pate. This is an example of a stone that has red, white & colorless layers: [ATTACH]...
But can you be absolutely certain there won't be cheese at the bottom?
Welcome. I read it as Fort Morgan.
Almost. Hard to do without a Greek character set: ΙΧΘΥΣ Greek grammar works differently than English, so the Greek words are not quite in this...
Onionskin paper?
I was thinking more in terms of how Neapolitan producers of lava cameos became aware of him, as he would not have been as well known to the 19th...
Lo Spagnoletto looks mainly molded, with perhaps some finishing touches such as the nostrils & the space between the upper lip & mustache having...
I see de Ribera spent most of his life in Naples, which may be why he got picked up by the lava workers. A naturalized Notable Italian.
Actually quite different. Looks to me like a portrait of a real person styled with the the double flute of the Muse Euterpe. This one is...
Define this. Famous artists were a staple of the lava repertory & there are lots of them around. Portraits are often based on medallions, so...
The Hupmobile also boasts the Bosch Magneto.
I didn't realize until I read the mining article that it's all the remains of one particular type of tree, so it just occurs in pockets.
If the box is nice enough for you to use for a gift, quite probably it is. Amazing the amount some boxes fetch when sold alone.
I assumed from the name Quivering Camellia that something here was mounted en tremblant. I couldn't see it in your photo, but this one from the...
What kind of shade would this have had? One that clips on to the light bulb? Have never seen an inline switch like this. Is it just on/off or a...
Skin oil from holding the bowl up? I can't tell the size.* Would an individual have eaten out of it? *Duh. It's in the title, 6". Could be...
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