EditorialRight foot and leg of Akhenaten or Nefertiti prostrate, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1352?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891?92, I...
EditorialFrieze, York Wall Paper Company, 1895, Machine-printed paper, Borders printed two across (mirror). Three stylized tulips alternating with a single, larger tulip. Flowers are shaded by stripes of differing shades of pink. Top is decorated with green str...
EditorialOrganic Clusters, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), Various clusters of different organic shapes form this textile. The biomorphic shapes are evenly distributed within clusters, separated by negative space...
EditorialCircle and Star Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Circles with fringe at the end have four divots carved out, each in an equal and geometric style. The negative space betw...
EditorialSidewall, Machine-printed paper, Aesthetic pattern of stylized small six-petal flowers densely overlapping with only small gaps of negative space; flowers are undetailed; roughly hexagonal pattern repeat; color scheme of cream on brown ground., USA, ca...
EditorialSidewall, Machine-printed paper, Aesthetic all-over pattern with motif of flowering vine with several different varieties of flowers; single-motif repeat vertically glide reflected and repeated in columns; flowers are tan, white, and yellow, vine is gr...
EditorialSidewall, Machine-printed paper, All-over pattern of naturalistic sprays of flowers and foliage; single-motif diamond-shaped repeat in off-set columns; color scheme of pinks, dark red, and light and dark greens; negative space filled with further styli...
EditorialCeiling paper, Machine-printed paper, Thick red C-scrolls that form bulbous crosses. Connecting the thick red C-scrolls to one another are metallic gold, red, and green floral designs with pin dots. In the negative space, between the repeating symmetri...
EditorialDragonflies, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), silk threads (itoire), Motif of dragonflies as a repeated pattern are flying in multiple directions. The insects varies in size; while some have solid wings, ...
EditorialSidewall, Machine-printed paper, Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of foliage with flowers; single-motif diamond-shaped repeat in off-set rows; negative space filled with zig-zag pattern; mixture of large orange-and-yellow flowers and ...
EditorialSidewall, Machine-printed on paper, Simple pattern of two abstract motifs, one large, one small, repeated in alteration horizontally and vertically; large amount of negative space between each motif; larger motif is vertically symmetrical and consists ...
EditorialCeiling paper, Wallace Wall-Paper Co., Cortland, New York, Machine-printed paper, liquid mica, Bead and reel quatrefoils connected by bead and real swags with floral medallions in each quatrefoil. In the resulting negative space are simplified flowers....
EditorialAbstract Landscape and Lanterns, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), This asymmetrical landscape is created with two sets of circles created by the hole punching technique. One side is jagged and unrefined w...
EditorialFrieze, Liberty Paper & Bag Co., Machine-printed paper, Art Nouveau style. Bouquets of three flowers, alternating between large and small bouquets, with stylized acanthus leafs, which intertwine at the bottom to create an undulating line. The backgroun...
EditorialOrganic Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), Organic forms in different shapes and sizes create an abstract pattern. The motif consists of positive and negative space., Japan, late 18th - early 19th ce...
EditorialFragment, Medium: silk Technique: 5-harness satin damask, Medium-scale design of delicate symmetrical bouquets, each diamond shaped and closely placed so that a trellis shape is created by the negative space of the pattern. Two salmon and yellow stripe...
EditorialFrieze, Wagner, Wagner & Co. Inc, Machine-printed paper, On cream ground, scrolls creating negative space in brown flocked areas with green and white roses., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19051915, Wallcoverings, Frieze.
EditorialCeiling paper, Liberty Wall Paper Company, Schuylerville, New York, Machine-printed paper, Four red roses alternate with four green leaves to make up the repeated, circular focal point of the sidewall, like a pinwheel. A thick circle of negative space ...
EditorialFragment of upper arm, body, negative space from a double statue holding stela (?), New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Ca...
EditorialFlask, 10th century, Attributed to Iran. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Glass, colorless; blown, cut, H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Glass, An example of 'bevel-cut' glass, this piece is closer to relief cutting than other related examples. The negative space b...
EditorialSide of body in pleated dress, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891?92, Limestone, H. 5.3 x W. 10....
EditorialPleated garment, probably a negative space panel from female statue, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavation...
EditorialFragment of upper arm, body, negative space from a double statue holding stela (?), New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Ca...
EditorialFlask, 10th century, Attributed to Iran. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Glass, colorless; blown, cut, H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Glass, An example of 'bevel-cut' glass, this piece is closer to relief cutting than other related examples. The negative space b...
EditorialRight foot and leg of Akhenaten or Nefertiti prostrate, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1352?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891?92, I...
EditorialSide of body in pleated dress, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891?92, Limestone, H. 5.3 x W. 10....