May 5, 2025
tree trunk, tuesday riddell
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Out in the reading room recently, Isl. Ms. 259, manuscript copy of a selection of texts on qirāʼāt with stunning lacquerwork covers. Browse the description and the entire manuscript online!
#MiniatureMonday!
Enjoy this miniature example of hiramaki-e, or “a style of Japanese lacquerwork with gold decorations in low or flat relief.”
Hiramaki-e technique can be dated clear back to the 1100s. It involves sprinkling a metal dust onto a wet lacquer pattern and then covering that with a further layer of lacquer.
This small charm has a tiny illustration of a mother hen and chick, and it contains five dice. For a small game of Yahtzee? Well, okay, probably not. According to the seller’s card, this was made in the 1920s.
Smith NK9900.7.J3 M56 1920z
fern lands, tuesday riddell
fairy ring, tuesday riddell
(1) "sinking," (2) "decay," tuesday riddell
fuscia snake, tuesday riddell
pond life, tuesday riddell