EditorialRectangular Komon Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), Tiny rectangles perfectly lined up form a typical komon motif. Within the rectangle is a tiny hole punched out. This type of design would be popul...
EditorialIvory Mirror Case with a Falconing Party, 1330?60, French, Ivory, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 in. (9.5 x 9.5 x 1 cm), Ivories, Such mirror cases were made by ivory carvers called pigniers, who specialized in them as well as combs. Among the most popul...