The 555 Artworks of media Silk and containing the word danish unknown goldsmith, silk, 1925

Of midnight-blue silk crepe, with unusual inset coral silk-crepe box pleats extending down the center front and edged by diamond-shaped border, collar and cuffs; then decorated with self-covered buttons and matching back belt. The dress is constructed to appear as though sedate, yet the extended wid...

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The composition of this fragment of brocaded silk and chenille is typical of French taste of the time with its undulating floral design, interwoven with draping held by cords and tassels of great elegance and decorative effect.Produced in Lyon, it can be attributed to one of the most outstanding art...

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Gusoku Armor and Helmet,bearskin trimming and black silklacing.Momoyama-Edo period, 16-17th c.Worn by Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), the founder and 1st shogun of the Tokugawa Bakufu. One of his son was Tokugawa Yoshinao (1600-1650),the 1st head of the Owari Tokugawa clan.An extraordinary suit of armo...

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This work originally belonged to Kongōzanmai-in Temple on Mount Kōya in Wakayama prefecture and appears to have been used in the esoteric Buddhist initiation ceremony, kanjō. This large pair of folding screens captures Kongōbu-ji, the head Shingon temple on Mount Kōya, starting with the main gate at...

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This work originally belonged to Kongōzanmai-in Temple on Mount Kōya in Wakayama prefecture and appears to have been used in the esoteric Buddhist initiation ceremony, kanjō. This large pair of folding screens captures Kongōbu-ji, the head Shingon temple on Mount Kōya, starting with the main gate at...

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Kujaku Myoo (Skt. Mahamayuri vidyaraja) is the deified form of a peacock that eats poisonous snakes and insects. He is represented here in compassionate form, an aspect unusual for Radiant Wisdom Kings (Skt. Vidyaraja, J. Myoo). Kujaku Myoo is the principal deity of an esoteric Buddhist ritual based...

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