EditorialCourtesan prepares for the night, A courtesan dries her hands, behind her hangs a kimono decorated with pine needles and dragonflies. With one poem, courtesan, hetaera, Kunisada (I), Utagawa (mentioned on object), Japan, 1823 - 1827, paper, colour wood...
EditorialCup with insects, flower sprays and grapevines, Porcelain cup with a cylindrical wall and C-shaped ear, painted on the enamel in gold and gold. The outer wall is covered with colored insects (butterflies, beetles, dragonflies, etc.) and in gold flower ...
EditorialSugar bowl with insects, flower sprays and grapevines, Porcelain sugar bowl with two modeled rings as a handle, painted on the enamel in enamel colors and gold. The pot is covered with colored insects (butterflies, beetles, dragonflies, etc.) and in go...
EditorialSugar bowl with insects, flower sprays and grapevines, Sugar bowl with porcelain lid with two shaped rings as a handle, painted on the enamel in gold and gold. Decorated with colored insects (butterflies, beetles, dragonflies, etc.) and in gold flower ...
EditorialMilk jug with insects, flower sprays and grapevines, Porcelain milk jug with an egg-shaped body on a slightly spreading foot, high ear and broad pouring rim, painted on the enamel in gold and gold. The jug is covered with colored insects (butterflies, ...
EditorialTapestry with jumping deer against a background of flowering chestnuts, Batik linen cloth in blue green, blue and brown yellow on an ecru ground. Presentation: flowering chestnut including a fallow deer and a rabbit among flowering wild plants (phlox, ...
EditorialVase, The low, rejuvenating foot of the round vase is adorned with an engraved band of stylized leaf motifs. The vase rests on this, which is made up of a convex body and a high, slightly constricted neck. The body is divided at the widest point into s...
EditorialDisplay case with marquetry in floral motifs, Display case made of oak and fruit wood, glued with elm roots, rosewood and maple wood resting on four high legs. The cupboard consists of a lower and upper cupboard that are separated from each other by me...
EditorialLibellula, Print, Libellula is a genus of dragonflies, commonly called skimmers, in the family Libellulidae, distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are found in the United States, where they are the best-know...
EditorialPetalura, Print, Petalura is a genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae. Species of Petalura are brown or black with yellow markings and usually clear wings. The anal appendages of the males are broad and leaf-like giving them their co...
EditorialPsalm 6; head of a king. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] Psalm 6, beginning with initial 'D', bust of a king. Grotesque line-fillers, including one with three dragonflies. Border decoration with a cockerel and a ...
EditorialPrayer to St Elizabeth of Turingia. Hastings Hours. S. Netherlands [Bruges or Ghent]; circa 1480. [Whole folio] Prayer to St Elizabeth of Thuringia, beginning with decorated initial 'A'. Borders of trompe l'oeil decoration with iris, cranesbill, dragon...