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Antique Armenian Embroidered Textiles.

Tales of the Amur by Gennady Pavlishin: Nanai Folktales From Far East Russia

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A William Stout illustration for the Norwegian fairy tale East of the Sun, West of the Moon.

Illustration from la vie parisienne magazine by Henry Gerbault, 1920

Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, pledges to serve the monk, Tang Sanzang, to atone for his many sins of the past, under the watchful eye of Guanyin, goddess of mercy.

Illustrations conchyliologiques - Jean-Charles Chenu - undated - via Internet Archive

Textile applique (cotton and camelid fiber) in the shape of a fish, made by an artist of the Ychsma (Pachacamac) people living on the central coast of Peru, ca. 1400. The Ychsma people commonly wore mantles onto which appliques such as this were stitched. The symbol may have had religious significance, reflecting worship of the sea, from which the Ychsma derived much of their livelihood. Now in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Gallery of Fashion, vol. I: April 1, 1794- March 1, 1795

From the Met Museum

Roundel: Flourishing Vine. Coptic, Byzantine period, Early, 5th-6th century. Wool. .

Anastassija Archipowa's illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.

A pair of gold earrings, Byzantine Syria, 6th century AD

from The Louvre

Three drawings of Venus, labeled “Marvel of the World (Birth of Venus),”  “Venus’ looking glass,” and “Rose of Heaven,” from the album The Flower Book by Sir Edward Burne-Jones

British, 1882-1898

watercolor touched with gold on paper

British Museum

Tatami Hyakki Yagyo picture scroll, Edo period (1603–1868 AD), ink on paper from Japan. This scroll contains a flowing sequence of skulls arranged in a manner that evokes a procession, linking them to the concept of the Hyakki Yagyo, or “Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.” ⁣

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Kiddush cup with Biblical scenes, early 1700s, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Illustrations from The Story of King Arthur and his Knights by Howard Pyle (1903)

Alfred Kubin, Der Todesengel (The Angel of Death), c.1900

A grammar of Japanese ornament and design - Thomas W. Cutler - 1880 - via e-rara