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Six-Barreled Pepperbox Disk Primer Pistol with Case and Accessories
Joseph Rock
pistol: steel, silver, wood (walnut); case: wood (mahogany), brass, textile; powder flask: copper, gold, brass, steel; ram rod: brass, steel; bullet mold: steel; cylinder container: tin (?), lacquer · 1820
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat)
Han-Chinese
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered in knot, satin, and stem stitches; sleeve bands: silk, plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of 1:1 gauze crossings; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and split stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps and self-patterned by ground weft floats; ribbon: silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; trim, closures, and ties: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 3:1 twill damask weave; sleeve inner lining: cotton, plain weave · 1820
Art Institute of Chicago
Dutchman with a Servant
Keiga
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, negoro lacquer roller knobs · 1816
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Village among Rocks
Shibata Zeshin
Colored lacquers on paper · 1807
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Three Men Looking at Framed Lacquer Drawing
Shibata Zeshin
Album leaf; lacquer on gold paper · 1807
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Harp Lute
Vistalite
Wood, lacquered and gilded · 1805
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tánggǔ (堂鼓)
TONE
Wood, oxhide, lacquer, brass, teak · 1801
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)
Paminggir
Six loom widths: four loom widths of: silk, cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton in back and straight stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors; and two loom widths of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton and gold-colored metal strip, in back, double running, split, stem, and surface satin stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)
Abung
Two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest)
Han-Chinese
Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures: silk, weft-float faced 1:7 satin weave; collar patches: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)
Abung
Two panels joined: cotton and silk, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, cotton, gilt-metal coils, gilt-metal wire wrapped cotton ,gilt-metal-strip wrapped cotton and gilt-metal spangles in running stitches; laidwork, couching, and padded couching · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Shoulder or Head Cloth (selendang)
Minangkabau
Silk, cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, plied main warp fringe terminating in knotted silk, cut tassels · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)
Paminggir
Two panels joined: stripes of cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat), plain weave with paired warps; cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts: and stripes of cotton, plain weave embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk in back, chain, stem and surface satin stitches; laidwork and couching · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Ceremonial Hanging (Palepai)
Paminggir
Cotton, silk, and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, main warp fringe · 1801
Art Institute of Chicago
Case (Inrō) with Design of Seated Tiger in Rain (obverse); Bamboo with Inscription (reverse)
Shiseki Sô
Lacquer, roiro, gold foil, aogai inlay; Interior: roiro · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Inrō with Goose Flying across the Full Moon
Seisen
Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, togidashi, aogai inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case (Inrō) with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree
Seisen
Lacquer with sprinkled gold, silver, and red makie and takamakie
Ojime: bead; tortoiseshell
Netsuke: basket; woven reeds · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Round Box with Design of Bugaku Dance Hat and Musical Instrument
YAMADA
Lacquer on wood with gold, mother-of-pearl inlay, and colored lacquer · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)
YAMADA
Gold-speckled aventurine (nashiji) lacquer with sprinkled and polished design (hiramakie) · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case (Inrō) with Design of a Teahouse (obverse) Three Travelers En Route (reverse)
YAMADA
Lacquer decorated with sprinkled hiramakie lacquer, sprinkled and polished takamakie lacquer relief, and nashiji (pear skin) lacquer; Ojime: ivory and gold lacquer bead; Netsuke: carved wood bird (signed Shuko) · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case (Inrō) with Design of Crane Standing Beneath Pine Tree (obverse); Morning Glory and Inscription (reverse)
Hanabusa Itchō
Metal and lacquer, dark silver metal, incised, roiro, gold hiramakie, raden, aogai; Interior: fundame, four boxes · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case (Inrō) with Design of Basket of Persimmons (obverse); Monkey Eating Persimmon (reverse)
Mori Sosen
Lacquer, gold and silver hirame, gold, red and coloured hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: red lacquer, fundame and decoration; the interior risers decorated in gold and silver togidashi with various brocade pattern, key-fret, waves, etc. · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case (Inrō) in the Shape of an Ink Stick with Design of God of Longevity (Jurōjin), Reading beneath a Star Constellation (obverse);Twelve-Character Inscription (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
Roiro (waxen) lacquer with black hiramakie sprinkled and polished lacquer and takamakie sprinkled and polished lacquer relief; Interior: roiro; Netsuke: lacquer in shape of a worn ink stick; Ojime: black lacquer bead · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cushion Cover
Manchu
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave over paper and over gold leaf on lacquered paper; two panels joined; edged with four-strand warp twining; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave · 1800
Art Institute of Chicago