EditorialThe Parting Depth of the Three-pronged River at Nakasu (Nakasu Mitsumata Wakarenofuchi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1857. D...
EditorialAbstract Hexagons, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), Multiple wisps of lines carved out form abstract hexagons. The three-pronged shape represents the pattern of a tortoiseshell, which represents longevity...
EditorialClavus band, Medium: wool, linen Technique: tapestry weave, Woven linen and wool tunic ornament showing a Coptic cross between borders of advancing waves, and a roundel with three-pronged motif at center., Egypt, 600900, woven textiles, Clavus band.
EditorialSketchbook Page: Arrow Head, Kenyon Cox, American, 18561919, Graphite on paper, Recto: Sketch of three groups of flowers on a stem, left; study of single flower, center; study of three-pronged leaf, right., Verso: Sketch of two large heart-shaped leave...
EditorialCartouche Surrounded by Fountains, Pierre Edme Babel, French, ca. 1720-1775, Pierre Edme Babel, French, ca. 1720-1775, Jacques Ch?reau, French, 16881776, Engraving on off-white laid paper, Cartouche, two putti at top, flanked by a sickle and a three-pr...
EditorialSinclairsabel, Sinclairsabel (precursor of the so-called Solinger hack). Covered: Handle not lined, ending in a button with three protruding teeth. Front bracket and half guard, both ending in a three-pronged ornament. Closed, curved baffle plate and t...
EditorialFork, four-pronged, three-pronged at the start, Fork of silver. The four-toothed fork is three-toothed at the starter. The flat, curved handle extends to the rounded end. The middle tooth splits into two teeth after a short bow tie. The fork is attache...
EditorialThe Parting Depth of the Three-pronged River at Nakasu (Nakasu Mitsumata Wakarenofuchi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1857. D...
EditorialThe Parting Depth of the Three-pronged River at Nakasu (Nakasu Mitsumata Wakarenofuchi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1857. D...
EditorialThree-pronged Vajra Pestle (Sankosho), 1300s-1400s. Japan, late Kamakura Period (1185-1333). Gilt bronze; overall: 17.5 x 5 cm (6 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.).
EditorialThe Parting Depth of the Three-pronged River at Nakasu (Nakasu Mitsumata Wakarenofuchi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1857. D...
EditorialMarguerite of Lorraine, sister of Queen consort Louise of France, sister-in-law to Henry III of France, wife of Anne Duke of Joyeuse, 1581. She wears a three-pronged cap, lace ruff, dress with jeweled corset, embroidered slashed sleeves and skirts with...
EditorialA cripple crawling on his knees. Topographia Hibernica. England [Lincoln?]; circa 1220. (Detail) A cripple crawling on his knees with the aid of three pronged blocks. Image taken from Topographia Hibernica. Originally published/produced in England [L...
EditorialText and minature: A cripple crawling on his knees with the aid of three pronged blocks. Topographia Hibernica. England [Lincoln?]; circa 1220. Source: Royal 13 B. VIII. f.30v. Language: Latin.
EditorialBlackwork Print with Grotesques Fighting on Top of a Large Motif Surrounded by Ten Smaller Motifs, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work, 1615, Blackwork engraving, Sheet: 4 15/16 ? 3 5/8 in. (12.6 ? 9.2 cm), Etienne Carteron (French, ...
EditorialBlackwork Print with a Horizontal Panel and Six Small Motifs, 1592, Blackwork engraving, Sheet: 1 3/4 ? 2 3/16 in. (4.5 ? 5.5 cm), Hans de Bull (German, active 1592?1604), Small blackwork print with a horizontal panel at center flanked by vertical ring...
Editorial???, Three-Pronged Vajra Ritual Implement (Sankosho), Heian period (794?1185), 12th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and incantations, a set of vajra pestles (kongosho) and a bell (kong...
EditorialMarguerite of Lorraine, sister of Queen consort Louise of France, sister-in-law to Henry III of France, wife of Anne Duke of Joyeuse, 1581. She wears a three-pronged cap, lace ruff, dress with jeweled corset, embroidered slashed sleeves and skirts with...