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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Tokugawa Shogunate Tortoiseshell Wedding Set
I have never seen a real tortoiseshell Japanese wedding set for sale. This one is not only the real thing, it comes in its original box, which has a family crest of three ivy leaves. This symbol was used on … Continue reading
Posted in Edo Hair Comb, Japanese Hair Comb
Tagged edo era, hair comb, japanese hair comb, tokugawa shogunate, tortoiseshell, wedding set
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Blessed be the Genius…
Lalique’s cattleya orchid is made of ivory, gold, enamel, horn, and diamonds, c. 1903-1904, and resides in the Cleveland Museum of Art. However, the view we usually see of it does not reveal its secret: what René was really thinking … Continue reading
Posted in French Hair Comb, Lalique
Tagged cleveland museum of art, hair comb, lalique orchid, rene lalique
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Les Peignes Art Nouveau
Par le Musée Creative L’Art nouveau est un mouvement artistique qui naît en Europe à la fin du XIXe siècle et rencontre un succès immédiat. Il se développe même internationalement et prend des noms différents selon les pays qui l’adoptent: Tiffany … Continue reading
Posted in Art Nouveau, Creative Museum, French Hair Comb
Tagged Art Nouveau, horn, www.creative-museum.com
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Chinese Comb of Gods
By The Creative Museum: This impressive ivory comb features the eight Chinese Gods from the Dao Temple, home of Taoism. The artist portrayed the immortals crossing the sea. Respectively, they represent incarnations of the Chinese people: male, female, old, young, … Continue reading
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Tagged chinese export comb, Chinese Gods, creative museum, ivory comb
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The Innovation of Josephine
As Napoleon’s passionate love, Josephine, kneels before him at his coronation, she introduced two enduring jewelry designs: a woman’s laurel-leaf tiara and a comb with round stones on a stem, forever to be known as the Peigne Josephine. She is … Continue reading
Some Early Edo Masterpieces
The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled Japan from 1637 to 1867. They closed the country to foreigners, and Japanese decorative arts remained a mystery to the Western World. Although porcelain continued to be exported, Japan did not come out of seclusion until … Continue reading
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Tagged Edo comb, hair comb, japanese comb, paris exposition 1872
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