EditorialDamascus Room, dated A.H. 1119/A.D. 1707, From Syria, Damascus, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic til...
EditorialCommon mulberry tree, Morus nigra, with flower, leaf, and ripe fruit. Handcoloured zincograph by C. Chabot drawn by Miss M. A. Burnett from her "Plantae Utiliores: or Illustrations of Useful Plants," Whittaker, London, 1842. Miss Burnett drew the botan...
EditorialHemp-leaf pattern and Lattice weave Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), The hemp-leaf pattern and triple lattice weave pattern are woven together in a diagonal grid. The top...
EditorialAbstract Maple Leaf Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Maple leaves (kaede or Momiji) are a popular topic in Japanese poetry. They appear as far back to the oldest antholog...
EditorialFerns and Ivy, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Ferns and ivy are speratically placed throughout the motif. Small ivy leaves are huddled together in mini clusters attached to lo...
EditorialHemp Leaf and Well-cover Motifs, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Hemp leaf (asanoha) is a popular motif for babies because it is believed to bestow a healthy and long life. Tri...
EditorialAbstract blossoms and kanoko pattern, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Thread suspension (itokake), also known as thread links (kanoko) patterns involves sewing thread directly ...
EditorialDamascus Room, dated A.H. 1119/A.D. 1707, From Syria, Damascus, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic til...
EditorialSilkworm moth, Bombyx mori, caterpillar and pupa with mulberry leaf, Morus alba I. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam. 1730. Reprint of Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung and...
EditorialRibbon workers guild, guild token by Lowies Heyn, Brass token. Front: silkworm on mulberry leaf under the letters L. W. above the year. Reverse: inscription, Lowies Heyn, anonymous, Netherlands, 1660, brass (alloy), engraving, d 4.1 cm ? w 14.91 gr.
EditorialDamascus Room, dated A.H. 1119/A.D. 1707, From Syria, Damascus, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic til...
EditorialCommon mulberry tree, Morus nigra, with flower, leaf, and ripe fruit. Handcoloured zincograph by C. Chabot drawn by Miss M. A. Burnett from her "Plantae Utiliores: or Illustrations of Useful Plants," Whittaker, London, 1842. Miss Burnett drew the botan...