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Attushi coats is a typical Ainu garment mainly made of bast fiber from a type of elm tree called "ohyo". This coat was formerly owned by an old family from the port town of Mikuni in Fukui prefecture. The family's business related to the Kitamae cargo ships that were in service between Hokkaido and cities in the Seto Inland Sea via Japan Sea. This coat is an important resource in understanding the history of exchanges between the Ainu people and the Mainland Japanese.

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Coat - Hokkaido Ainu - Google Arts & Culture

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Attushi coats is a typical Ainu garment mainly made of bast fiber from a type of elm tree called "ohyo". This coat was formerly owned by an old family from the port town of Mikuni in Fukui prefecture.

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the clock hand rotates right?

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The astrolabe was made by Ahmad ibn al-Sarraj for Muhammad al-Tanukhi in the year of the Hijra 729. The border of the disc is inscribed with the names of four owners, two of them are named muwaqqit i.e. astronomers employed for religious purposes. It is the only known specimen of an Islamic universal astrolabe. Ahmad ibn al-Sarraj probably lived in Aleppo in the early 14th century and he is the author of treatises on mathematics and astronomy. Syria 1328/29 (AH 729) D 22 cm (ΓΕ 13178)

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Universal astrolabe - Ahmad ibn al-Sarraj - Google Arts & Culture

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The astrolabe was made by Ahmad ibn al-Sarraj for Muhammad al-Tanukhi in the year of the Hijra 729. The border of the disc is inscribed with the names of four owners, two of them are named muwaqqit i.e. astronomers employed for religious purposes. It is the only known specimen of an Islamic universal astrolabe.

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One of the most important innovations of Iraqi potters during the early 9th century CE was the invention of an entirely new technique known as lustre painting. By using metallic pigments, derived from silver and copper and fired in a reduced oxygen kiln, this revolutionary overglaze technique created a glittering effect; so popular, it was then exported from Iraq throughout the Abbasid Caliphate. This bowl is a fine example of Abbasid lustreware. It is of a rounded form with an everted rim on a short foot. Made of earthenware, the bowl is painted in a brownish, less-shiny lustre, depicting a human figure on a stippled ground. Illustrated in a dynamic pose with a spear in his hand, the figure, possibly a soldier, is finely executed. Figurative decorations became very common on Abbasid lustrewares, mainly representing the pleasurable activities of courtly life. Depicted in a wide variety of poses, these figures are often flanked by palmettes or small cartouches with kufic inscriptions. The man on this bowl might be Central Asian in origin, as the Abbasid court imported enslaved Turks from the Central Asian steppes to serve as mercenaries in the protection of the Caliphs. The reverse of the bowl is painted with concentric circles and stippled dashes, as found on other examples of Abbasid lustreware. This bowl represents an earlier phase in Abbasid lustre production, which craftsmen experimented with for only a short period before developing the yellow-gold lustre intended to imitate precious metals.

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One of the most important innovations of Iraqi potters during the early 9th century CE was the invention of an entirely new technique known as lustre painting. By using metallic pigments, derived from silver and copper and fired in a reduced oxygen kiln, this revolutionary overglaze technique created a glittering effect; so popular, it was then exported from Iraq throughout the Abbasid Caliphate.

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Gilded belt fittings belonging to the ruler of Hama, Abu al-Fida (1273-1331). Syria, circa 1320. D. circular elements 6,3 cm., rectangular elements 3,5 cm., buckle 8 cm. (ΓΕ_1900).

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Belt fittings - Unknown - Google Arts & Culture

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Gilded belt fittings belonging to the ruler of Hama, Abu al-Fida (1273-1331). Syria, circa 1320. D. circular elements 6,3 cm., rectangular elements 3,5 cm., buckle 8 cm. (ΓΕ_1900). Additional Items Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more Recommended

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I saw this and it sort of reminded my of the ceiling art in Sicily :)

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In the mid-Nineteenth Century, it was felt that the interior decoration of St Paul's Cathedral was too plain. Even Queen Victoria herself remarked that the building was "dark, dingy and undevotional". Indeed, it was argued that Sir Christopher Wren (the architect) had been unable to finish his actual intentions for the interior of St Paul's and that, according to an account from his son, he had favoured the use of mosaic to decorate inside the dome.

A committee set to work in finding suitable artists and designers to brighten up the cathedral interior. By the end of the Nineteenth Century, William Blake Richmond had been identified as the artist whom the cathedral decoration committee wished to commission to design mosaics for the Quire (where the choir sits in the chancel of the church). In his design, the ceilings of the Quire aisles, as well as the walls and ceilings of the Quire itself, were to be encrusted with millions of tesserae made of glass and gold leaf.

The imagery he proposed drew on classical cultures as well as traditional Christian iconography. The ceiling of the cathedral Quire that we see here provides an extraordinary vision of The Creation. From east to west (left to right here), the saucer domes show: The Creation of the Birds, The Creation of the Fishes and The Creation of the Beasts. Each of the creatures can be identified as a particular species, including a peacock, an eel and even a cat!

Richmond was most proud of The Creation of the Fishes in the central saucer dome. He uses mosaic work to masterful effect creating a turbulent, frothing sea populated with lithe and fearsome fishes.

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Quire Ceiling - William Blake Richmond - Google Arts & Culture

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In the mid-Nineteenth Century, it was felt that the interior decoration of St Paul's Cathedral was too plain. Even Queen Victoria herself remarked that the building was "dark, dingy and undevotional".

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I think this looks pretty and unique :)

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a whole load of translations and rotations lol

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a whole load of translations and rotations lol

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Bowl with the tuğra of Bayezid II - Unknown - Google Arts & Culture

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Hemispherical silver bowl with a facetted honeycomb cavetto and a rivet in the centre showing where a disc was once attached. The underside is engraved wit...

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This large textile was part of the kiswa al-sharifa ('sacred cloth') covering the Ka'ba, which is up to the present day composed of several textiles changed every year. This section is the sitara ('curtain'), also called burqu' ('veil') in Egypt, which corresponds to the piece placed over the doors, the most heavily decorated and embroidered part. At the time of the Prophet, the Ka'ba was already covered by textiles and garments of cloth as part of the rituals that were practised before Islam. The textiles were sent as gifts from Cairo in a palanquin (mahmal), at the head of the procession of the pilgrims' caravan to Mecca. A workshop dedicated only to the production of such textiles, the Dar al-Kiswa, was established in Cairo in 1233 AH (1817 CE) by the Ottoman governor Muhammad 'Ali Pasha. As stated on the medallion located above the opening, this piece was commissioned by Sultan Abdülmecid (r. 1254-1278 AH/1839-1861 CE) and is dated 1263 AH (1846-1847 CE). Embroidered with gold and silver on black, beige and red silk, it includes many Qur'anic inscriptions, including Sura al-Fatiha (Q1), Sura al-Ilkhlas (Q112), Ayat al-Kursi (Q2: 155) and the shahada.

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The Sitara from the Holy Ka'ba Door - Google Arts & Culture

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This large textile was part of the kiswa al-sharifa ('sacred cloth') covering the Ka'ba, which is up to the present day composed of several textiles changed every year. This section is the sitara ('curtain'), also called burqu' ('veil') in Egypt, which corresponds to the piece placed over the doors, the most heavily decorated and embroidered part.

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Three Trees, Two Clouds, by John Beerman

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This photo is very pretty and I like the gold :)

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This photo is very pretty and I like the gold :)

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A single door panel with three identical inset decorative panels each carved with a combination of different vegetal motifs in the bevelled style. The carving is characteristic of the Samarra style as it was developed in the building of the homonymous city in the ninth century. Marble wall revetments from the caliph's palace in the same city contain identical ornamentation. From Iraq, 9th c. H 238 cm (ΓΕ 1928)

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Door panel with carved decoration - Unknown - Google Arts & Culture

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A single door panel with three identical inset decorative panels each carved with a combination of different vegetal motifs in the bevelled style. The carving is characteristic of the Samarra style as it was developed in the building of the homonymous city in the ninth century.

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I thought the inking on this was beautiful

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冨嶽三十六景　山下白雨|Storm below Mount Fuji (Sanka no haku u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) - Katsushika Hokusai - Google Arts & Culture

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one tile is the reflection of the other :)

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one tile is the reflection of the other :)

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Section of a panel of six tiles - Iznik workshop - Google Arts & Culture

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Section of wall tiles with a composition that constitutes a basic decorative unit which, when repeated, may cover any wall surface. A similar wall composit...

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Iznik Tile - Unknown, Turkey, 1560 - Google Arts & Culture

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This is a room full of shapes with a bunch of transformations :) 

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This is a room full of shapes with a bunch of transformations :) 

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Part of a reception hall - Unknown - Google Arts & Culture

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Part of a reception hall with a fountain in the centre of the inlaid marble floor, including a cascade with running water under the arch and two wall units...

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An Ottoman saddle cloth made from two lengths of fabric sewn down the centre and woven with a mirror-image design on either side. A characteristic Ottoman flora of carnations, tulips with pomegranates proliferates from a central ogival cartouche. This exceptionally fine textile was probably never used and is in a pristine condition. Made in Bursa, late 16th c. H 186,5 cm. (ΓΕ_3784)

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Velvet saddle cloth - Unknown - Google Arts & Culture

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An Ottoman saddle cloth made from two lengths of fabric sewn down the centre and woven with a mirror-image design on either side. A characteristic Ottoman flora of carnations, tulips with pomegranates proliferates from a central ogival cartouche. This exceptionally fine textile was probably never used and is in a pristine condition.

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The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, Doha, Qatar - Google Arts & Culture

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Set in the MIA Park on the waterfront, the museum building stands out as an architectural gem. Once inside, you will see masterpieces of Islamic art, inclu...

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The Benaki Museum is the largest and oldest museum
in Greece operating as a foundation under private law.
Through its extensive collections that cover several different
cultural fields and its more general range of activities the
Benaki Museum is perhaps the sole instance of a complex
structure within the broader network of museum foundations
in Greece. It was founded in 1931 by Antoni Benaki, a member of one of the leading Greek families of Alexandria. The present day structure of the museum is a decentralised model with a number of independent branches. The centre of this scheme is the neoclassical mansion that presents an evolution of Greek art from the Neolithic period to the present day. Among the autonomous buildings is the exhibition centre on Pireos street, the historical archives in the Delta house, the Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika gallery and the Museum of Islamic art. The Museum of Islamic art is a renovated neoclassical building located in the historical centre of Athens in the immediate neighbourhood of the ancient Agora, the ancient Kerameikos cemetery and the Doric temple of Hephaistos. The museum opened to the public in 2004 to house the collection that was initially formed by the founder of the museum Antoni Benaki during the early of the 20th century, while he was living in Egypt. It was subsequently enriched by other donations and today it contains about 10000 objects from the Middle East, Iran, Turkey, North Africa and India. It demonstrates the evolution of Islamic art from its first appearance up to the Ottoman period and the corresponding developments leading to the middle of the 20th century. The collection includes ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, textiles, woodwork, glassware as well as ivories, funerary steles and arms and armour. Going through the galleries the visitor first comes across exhibits of the early period, from the 7th to the 12th century. Highlights are the group of lustre pottery, door panels from Iraq, Fatimid metalwork, tiraz textiles and a unique reed mat from 10th century Tiberias. The second gallery exhibits objects from the 12th to the 16th century with Seljuq ceramics, Mamluk metalwork and pottery and highlights a small brass box bearing the signature of Ismail ibn al-Ward al-Mawsili dated 1220 and the astrolabe of Ahmad ibn al-Sarraj dated 1328/29. The third gallery displays a marble-lined reception room from a 17th-century mansion in Cairo, together with its fountain, qamarriya windows and a mashrabbiya screen. Other noteworthy exhibits are the collection of Iznik pottery and a 16th century velvet saddle from Bursa. The fourth and last gallery presents arms and armour and an important collection of Qajar jewellery which was collected by Argine Salvagos, sister of the founder. Finally, during the preservation works, a large section of the ancient city wall of Athens from the 4th century BC was uncovered and remains in situ at basement level, accessible to visitors. The museum is located in the center of Athens, in the area of the ancient Kerameikos site, near Monastiraki and Thiseion.

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Benaki Museum of Islamic Art, Athens, Greece - Google Arts & Culture

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The Benaki Museum is the largest and oldest museumin Greece operating as a foundation under private law.Through its extensive collections that cover several differentcultural fields and its more general range of activities theBenaki Museum is perhaps the sole instance of a complexstructure within the broader network of museum foundationsin Greece.

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This is a cool reflection of the city

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This is the most famous cityscape of the Dutch Golden Age. The interplay of light and shade, the impressive cloudy sky and the subtle reflections in the water make this painting an absolute masterpiece.

We are looking at Delft from the south. There is hardly a breath of wind and the city has an air of tranquillity. Vermeer reflected this tranquillity in his composition, by making three horizontal strips: water, city and sky. He also painted the buildings a bit neater than they actually were.

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View of Delft - Vermeer, Johannes - Google Arts & Culture

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This is the most famous cityscape of the Dutch Golden Age. The interplay of light and shade, the impressive cloudy sky and the subtle reflections in the water make this painting an absolute masterpiece. We are looking at Delft from the south. There is hardly a breath of wind and the city has an air of tranquillity.

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Pretty interesting and complex reflection

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Pretty interesting and complex reflection

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Cintamani Brocaded Velvet - Unknwon, Turkey, 1525-1575 - Google Arts & Culture

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Three Star 'Holbein' Carpet - Unknown, Turkey, 1400-1450 - Google Arts & Culture

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Mosaic Tile Panel - Unknown, Spain, 14th Century - Google Arts & Culture

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