Gold Leaf Collection (page 7)

Banners (Set of Four), China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1750 / 75. Creator: Unknown
Banners (Set of Four), China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1750/75

Cushion Cover, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1700 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Cushion Cover, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1700/50

Kesa, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), c. 1850. Creator: Unknown
Kesa, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), c. 1850

Kesa, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1792. Creator: Unknown
Kesa, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1792

Scroll, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), c. 1880. Creator: Unknown
Scroll, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), c. 1880

Fragment (From a Temple Hanging), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1801 / 25
Fragment (From a Temple Hanging), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1801/25

Tobari (Temple Banner Fragment), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1800 / 50
Tobari (Temple Banner Fragment), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1800/50

Kesa, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1868/1900. Creator: Unknown
Kesa, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1868/1900

Uchishiki (Altar Cloth), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1750 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Uchishiki (Altar Cloth), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1750/1800

Kesa, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1870/90. Creator: Unknown
Kesa, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1870/90

Choken (Noh Costume), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1825/1875. Creator: Unknown
Choken (Noh Costume), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1825/1875

Ohi (Stole), Japan, 1890/1906, Meiji period (1868-1912). Creator: Unknown
"hi (Stole), Japan, 1890/1906, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Kesa, Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Kesa, Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century

Mans Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe), China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1720 / 40
Mans Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe), China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1720/40

Buzi (Court Rank Badge), China, Qing dynasty(1644-1911), 1775 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Buzi (Court Rank Badge), China, Qing dynasty(1644-1911), 1775/1800

Kesa, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1800 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Kesa, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1800/50

Ohi (Stole), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868)/ Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
"hi (Stole), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868)/ Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century

Beaker, Bohemia, c. 1750. Creator: Bohemia Glass
Beaker, Bohemia, c. 1750

A festival at the Sumiyoshi Shrine, Edo period, early 17th century. Creator: Unknown
A festival at the Sumiyoshi Shrine, Edo period, early 17th century

The Shahnamah of Firdausi, Mughal dynasty, late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
The Shahnamah of Firdausi, Mughal dynasty, late 18th century

Narihira crossing the Sumida river, Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century

Herons and Old WIllow, Edo period, early 17th century. Creator: Kano Sadanobu
Herons and Old WIllow, Edo period, early 17th century

The Chinese emperor Ming Huang and Yang Kuei-fei, Edo period, early 17th century. Scene from the epic poem Song of Everlasting Sorrow, showing the emperor and his concubine in the palace garden

Blossoming cherry trees, Edo period, ca. 1580-1635. Creator: Kano Sanraku
Blossoming cherry trees, Edo period, ca.1580-1635

Scenes from the life of the Ming Huang Emperor and Yang Guifei, Momoyama period
Scenes from the life of the Ming Huang Emperor and Yang Guifei (one of a pair), Momoyama period, late 16th-early 17th century

Blossoming Plum and Camellia in a Garden Landscape, Edo period, late 16th-early 17th century

Fruiting grapevines on a bamboo trellis, Momoyama period, late 16th century

Grape vines, Momoyama period, 1568-1615. Creator: Kano Eitoku
Grape vines, Momoyama period, 1568-1590

A man, possibly an actor, and two girls, Edo period, 18th century

Folding screens mounted with poems from the anthology, Shin kokinshu, Edo period, c1624-1637
Folding screens mounted with poems from the anthology, Shin kokinshu, Edo period, ca. 1624-1637

Fans and clouds over rocks and water, Edo period, early 17th century. Creator: Hon'ami Koetsu
Fans and clouds over rocks and water, Edo period, early 17th century

Five hundred Luohan, Ming dynasty, 1427. Creator: Daohong
Five hundred Luohan, Ming dynasty, 1427

Jahangir Giving Books to Shaykhs; from the St. Petersburg Album, Mughal dynasty, c1620
Jahangir Giving Books to Shaykhs; from the St. Petersburg Album, Mughal dynasty, ca. 1620; borders mid-18th century; calligraphy AH 1020 (1611-12). Attributed to Lalchand

A Shinto ceremony, Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Ogata Kenzan
A Shinto ceremony, Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century. Attributed to Ogata Kenzan

1195878; out of copyright

Four men of different ages (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from
1195378 Four men of different ages (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from The Human Seasons (recto), within decorative borders, 1912-1914 (paint)

Ducks (ink, color and gold leaf on paper)
1766507 Ducks (ink, color and gold leaf on paper) by Japanese School, (18th century); 154.5x170 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ducks. One of a pair of two-panel screens)

The Goldbeater (engraving)
3646618 The Goldbeater (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Goldbeater. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

Winged deity, c. 1300 BC (bronze, gold)
3704117 Winged deity, c.1300 BC (bronze, gold) by Hittite, (13th century BC); 4 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Novella in Decretales: beginning of Book V, De accusationibus
5938149 Novella in Decretales: beginning of Book V, De accusationibus, inquisitionibus et denuntiationibus.a. c.1355-65 (parchment) by Italian School

God the Father with Angels, c. 1330 (tempera on panel)
873359 God the Father with Angels, c.1330 (tempera on panel) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); 71.42 x75.23 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Anne R

The Annunciation, c. 1432 (tempera on panel)
580561 The Annunciation, c.1432 (tempera on panel) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455); 195x158 cm; Basilica di S. Maria delle Grazie, S. Giovanni Valdarno; Alinari

Goldbeater (engraving)
2801976 Goldbeater (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldbeater. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

The King of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336589 The King of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ace of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336595 The Ace of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The King of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336591 The King of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Knight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336584 The Knight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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