The bowl of red and gold Kaga ware, is one of the finest and most beautiful pieces of the manufacture which has been brought to this country.
Tag: Specimen
Kaga ceramics. Vases and bottle. Japan.
Vases and bottle made from Kaga ceramics.
Hitzen: Arita ceramic. Old Japan wares.
Pair of Temple lamps (toro), of porcelain. Bowl (hachi), of porcelain. Made for native users.
Japanese Ko Kutani ceramic. Incense burner, Rice bowl.
Incense burner (Koro), Rice bowl (Meshi-Wan) of Ko Kutani Porcelain, about 1730.
Two Japanese Kutani rice bowls, Japan.
Ko Kutani rice bowls. Period, 1700-1750.
Dishes of late period Arita porcelain. Hizen. Japan.
PLATE XIII. HIZEN Dishes of late period Arita porcelain by George Ashdown Audsley Square-shaped Dish of late period Arita porcelain, boldly painted with the Japanese lion and foliage in rich… Read More
The Great Bell at Chio-In temple, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.
Chion-in (monastery of Gratitude), in Higashiyama-ku, is the principal Buddhist monastery of the Jōdo sect.
Bottle of old Arita porcelain, Hizen. Imari ware, Japan.
Triple gourd-shaped bottle of Arita porcelain, Japan. In the Royal Keramic Collection, Dresden.
Ornamentation in Chinese porcelain painting.
Ornamental treasures. Chinese. Painting, by H. Dolmetsch.
Hanaike. Japanese flower vases. Owari, Japan.
The figure is that of Onono Komachi, who lived in the ninth century.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com