Ikenaga Yasunari 池永 康晟
Mai series -「五十満月・麻衣」"Fifty full moon - hemp clothing" - Japan -2007
A 19th century painting of the Ballroom in the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. Tsar Alexander II can be seen sitting in the background.
Autumn Landscape with Butterflies
Traditionally attributed to Li Song
Mid-late 13th Century.
Ancient Greek gold wreath
Derived from wreaths of real leaves worn in religious ceremonies and given as prizes in athletic and artistic contests, gold wreaths were not meant to be worn but were definitely meant for display.
(Side note: looks like jewelry clasps haven’t really changed since 300 B.C.!)
Greek necklace with a butterfly pendant. Late 2nd-1st century BC (Hellenistic), made of gold, amethyst, chalcedony, emerald, rock crystal, pearl, and coloured glass.
Elaborate diadems or necklaces featuring centerpieces of inlaid stones, pendants, and beaded chains go back to 3rd- and 2nd-century Greek jewelry. This necklace was found on the neck of the deceased; as the symbol of the soul, the butterfly was an appropriate motif for a burial gift. (Walters)
Courtesy of & can be viewed at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Via their online collections: 57.386.
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