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Complete Re-ment Tea Time Collection, plus pink tableware set included with the Re-ment Brown Cabinet, just to even things up.
File name: 10_03_001838b
Binder label: Home Furnishings
Title: The attack. Granite iron ware. (back)
Created/Published: N. Y. : Major, Knapp & Co.
Date issued: 1870 - 1900 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 8 x 11 cm.
Genre: Advertising cards
Subject: Boys; Tableware
Notes: Title from item. Retailer: Quimby, Craig & Co., 328 Main St., Springfield, Mass.
Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions.
File name: 10_03_001838a
Binder label: Home Furnishings
Title: The attack. Granite iron ware. (front)
Created/Published: N. Y. : Major, Knapp & Co.
Date issued: 1870 - 1900 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 8 x 11 cm.
Genre: Advertising cards
Subject: Boys; Tableware
Notes: Title from item. Retailer: Quimby, Craig & Co., 328 Main St., Springfield, Mass.
Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions.
These are items inside the Hall of Jewelry in the National Treasure section of the Forbidden City. Again, the palace and many of the more valuable pieces were looted as the dynastic rule wound down, then again by the Japanese during their occupation in the 20th century and – some Chinese may argue – by the Nationalist government that was eventually forced to Taiwan. (The National Palace Museum in Taiwan is essentially what was removed from the Forbidden City by General Chiang Kai-shek.) Here we see a pair of red sandalwood chopsticks inlaid with gold and jade, a gold strainer with red sandalwood handle inlaid with gold and jade, a gold dessert fork with red sandalwood handle inlaid with gold and jade, and a dessert knife with a white glass handle and its gold sheath covered with carved flowers. All date to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The Forbidden City (also known as Gugong, and currently housing the Palace Museum) is one of China’s most notable tourist attractions. Located in the heart of Beijing, it has been the center of Chinese government for the better part of the past six centuries. (For a much more comprehensive and interesting history than what I’ve included below, along with a few nice pictures, please check here: www.kinabaloo.com/fcb.html. The site is both in English and Chinese and quite well-presented, including fascinating information about how many people it took to build the Forbidden City and nice details about the building orientations and what the colors represent.)
Currently, the Forbidden City is simply a museum – a massive museum paying homage to the final five centuries of dynastic China. (The current government convenes in buildings adjacent to Tiananmen Square, which is directly south of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City.)
The history of the Forbidden City is pretty succinct. After the dynasties moved the national capital around a few times (between Xi’an, Beijing, Nanjing, and a few other cities), it eventually returned to Beijing and remained there until the end of dynastic rule in 1911.
Palace construction began in 1406 and ended in 1420. Between 1420 and 1911, 24 emperors (from 2 dynasties) lived on the grounds. 14 Ming Dynasty emperors lived here and, after the Ming gave way to the Qing in 1644, 10 Qing emperors lived here between 1644 and 1911. The last emperor, Puyi, was forced to abdicate, but allowed to live on the grounds and “rule within the palace” as a figurehead. (He was but a young boy when he abdicated, so it was basically an elaborate charade to appease a boy.)
Eventually, the Republic of China forced Puyi to leave the palace for good and the Palace Museum was established here in 1925. Within the palace were all of the imperial treasures, but these were diminished (spread around) over the next 25 years – first with the takeover by the Japanese in the 1930s and then by the Nationalist government (Chiang Kai-Shek’s Kuomintang) and relocated to Taipei. The Japanese have returned some of the treasures, but there are still others that currently reside in museums in Japan and a great deal in Taipei.
The buildings, obviously, were harder to move. Physically, the grounds are rectangular, on a north-south axis, with dimensions of 961 meters by 753 meters. Within the grounds are 980 surviving buildings with approximately 9,000 rooms. The city is divided into two sections – the outer court on the south, used for ceremonial purposes, and the inner court on the north, which was used for residential purposes. Almost all of the buildings within the city have glazed yellow roofs, as yellow is the color of the emperor. There are two notable exceptions: the library (which has a black roof, signifying water, as it’s fireproof) and the Crown Prince’s residences, which have green roofs (signifying wood, or growth).
The buildings within the city are aligned by ancient Chinese customs (ancestral temples in front of the palaces, etc.). It’s such a massive complex that it’s quite hard to cover it all in one trip or, if you try, you would need a full day to do so. The main palaces and halls are on a center axis and along the right and left sides are many smaller residences, museums, and so on. The rear of the palace has a pleasant garden. During dynastic rule, the price of admission for non-invited people was execution. Nowadays, the cost is only 60 RMB in summer and 40 in winter (with an additional 10-20 RMB inside if you choose to go to the National Treasures museum and Hall of Clocks – 10 RMB each, assuming both are open). Just brace yourself for a massive crowd of people regardless of the day and probably for construction and renovation as well. To enter, you have to go in through the Meridian Gate across from Tiananmen Square on Changan Dao and you exit the north end of the palace at the foot of Jingshan Park.
For a nice panoramic view (smog permitting) of the grounds, cross under the street and walk up Jingshan Hill (2 RMB) for a gorgeous view of the grounds. (Beihai Park just to the northwest also offers panoramic views if you prefer to spend 10 RMB to go to that park and climb up the white tower in the center of the park.) Having been to the two parks, I think Jingshan is probably a slightly better choice with regards to the Forbidden City. In addition, the pavilion on top of Jingshan Hill is the geographic center of (old) Beijing, which is pretty interesting. (Of sad note, though, Beijing’s ancient city walls are all but demolished, though the gate names exist in the names of various subway stations throughout the city such as Andingmen, Dongzhimen, etc.) All in all, a trip to Beijing probably won’t be considered complete without a visit to the Forbidden City.
From the necropolis at Rachidieh/Rashidieh, next to Ras el-'Ain, the continental counterpart to the island of Tyre (see Tyrus and Ras el-'Ain on Pleiades)
Iron Age II (9th-7th c. BCE)
In the collection of the National Museum of Beirut, Lebanon.
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Carthago. Il mito immortale/Carthage: The Immortal Myth" (Colosseum, Rome, 27 September 2019-29 March 2020).
At the annual pottery market (Töpfermarkt) at the Rheydt Castle (Schloss Rheydt), Mönchengladbach, Germany.
not exactly new, but i haven't used them yet.
i love the colour and the clover shape! so cute!
nice and deep and oven-safe too!
bought them at daiso for $2 each.
i *think* i've a soft spot for tableware. =D
祝 新宿眼科画廊 10周年 マグカップ
Will be displayed for sale at:-
Shinjyuku Gankagaro 10th Anniversary
Group Show
Shinjyuku Gankagaro / Shinjyuku, Tokyo
2014.12.19-27
「何も考えないまま10年経ってた・・・」 展
新宿眼科画廊 / 新宿
2014.12.19-27
Top Shelf (left to right) : Madder brown Libeco Home Tribeca linen napkins in Match Pewter oval napkin rings, Match water pitcher, Simon Pearce Hartland Hurricanes, Match covered butter dish, Match bottle coaster with wood insert.
Bottom Shelf: White Match Convivio dinner plates, Match bottle coaster with wood insert, Match tall carafe with top, White Match salad plates, and Revol round basalt plates.
Seems like napkins ought to be ridiculously easy to sew, yet they drive me nuts. I must have spent at least an hour on this one. I love the look of the little edge on this style of napkin, but somehow sewing them drives me nuts. Am committed to making a whole set of them in Terrain by Kate Spain to give as a gift.
Used a Sugar Town Quilt Co. tutorial for a square table topper, only reduced the size to make a napkin.
This is the Japanese MINO yaki free cup set.
Mino-yaki started about 1300 years ago.
During late 16th century to early 17th century, tea ceremony became popular and special Mino-yaki tea sets were produced for the tea masters who have special preferences.
Mino-yaki is known as playful ware. It features bold shapes, unrestrained decorating and unique glaze.
These characteristics are more likely seen in modern art in the west but asymmetric beauty was already appreciated 400 years ago in Japan.
Reference:
The 47 Vegetables (2015) Hand painted on porcelain cup and saucer
AIH (Artist in Hotel) Park Hotel Tokyo, Shiodome Rm#3132 "The 47 Vegetables"
AIH (Artist in Hotel) パークホテル東京 Rm#3132 野菜
www.parkhoteltokyo.com/artcolours/aih.html
お部屋を白磁のうつわと見立て、日本人の美意識が反映された鍋島焼の色やかたちを用いながら 47種類の日本原産のお野菜を いけてみました。
縁側、台所、野山。小川、湿地、沼地。裏山、野原、お庭。そして ふたたび縁側へ。絵巻物のような風景のはざまを ゆったりとお散歩していただければ幸いです。
Suppose this room is a porcelain bowl. A Nabeshima porcelain bowl with 47 vegetables of Japanese origin. The wall painting surrounds you like an emaki scroll: from veranda, kitchen, highland, stream, marshland, pond, hill, fields and to the court yard. Hop inside and have a pleasant walk through the landscape!
Here's a gorgeous set of Five Pyrex cereal bowls with a half inch wide brick red band with a swirly scroll pattern in a bright bronze color made by Corning. Marked on their bottoms "Pyrex Brand Tableware by Corning Made in U.S.A. 705-5. ' All of them are in very nice condition.
I've scoured the internet for these and they're nearly impossible to find.
These guys are made of Pyrex heat tempered glass; which means there's not much you can do to them to hurt them. 1960s Restaurant owners and Moms all over America scooped these kid proof dishes right up!
Each cereal bowl measures:
5.5" across top
3.25" bottom diameter
2" tall
Remember: Genuine Pyrex glass goes from the oven to the table, to the refrigerator with ease!