UEHARA Konen(上原古年 Japanese, 1878-1940)
Waves 波濤図 1900-1920 woodcut print via
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You know… Georgian dance is based on masculinity. The Kintouri and the Adjarian routines were softer originally. But we changed it, 50 years ago. There is no room for weakness in Georgian dance.
The old master with his work, traditional uzbek block printed textiles., Central Asia. #uzbek #blockprint #blockprinting #blockprinted #traditionaltextiles #tribaltextiles #handwoven #vintagetextiles #oldfabric #pattern #ornament #ornamentation #bohotextiles #tribalart #tribal #bohoshop
Abazin Woman, Abkhazia - Caucasus (1897)
Leila and Hadji Abrek (based on a poem by M. Lermontov), 1852.
A painting by Nikolai Ge (1831-1894)
Collection of the Museum of Russian Art. Kiev, Ukraine.
Ezio Anichini (1886-1948) was a Florentine artist and illustrator who had a real knack for doing images from Dante’s works on postcards. These may date from the 600th anniversary of Dante’s death in 1921.
Demon and Angel (1832-1883) by Gustave Doré.
Maria Sibylla Merian (German/Swiss, 1647-1717) Chinese Vase with Roses, Poppies and Carnations, c. 1670–1680
Ink and colour on parchment
Old photographs of Jewish women
1. Georgia, 2. Moscow, Russia; 3. Istanbul, Turkey; 4. Sarajevo, Bosnia; 5. Dagestan; 6. Alytus, Lithuania; 7. Beirut, Lebanon; 8. Morocco; 9. Vitebsk, Belarus
Carpet market. Derbent. 1981
Derbent is one of the oldest cities of the world. It is believed to be 5, 000 years old. Carpets are hanging on wall of Derbent Fortress. The Fortifications of Derbent (also transcribed as Darband) are one of the fortified defense lines built by the Persian Sasanian Empire to protect the eastern passage of the Caucasus Mountains (the "Caspian Gates") against the attacks of the nomadic peoples of the Pontic–Caspian steppe.