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Art History Animalia<p>Hopi Wicker Plaque Basket, n.d.<br>“Polychrome <a href="https://historians.social/tags/eagle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eagle</span></a> design in dyed rabbit brush woven around sumac warp with yucca edging.”<br>On display at SRJC Multicultural Museum, CA, USA (88.029)<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/NativeAmericanArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/IndigenousArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldStorkDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldStorkDay</span></a> + <a href="https://historians.social/tags/TilesOnTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TilesOnTuesday</span></a>:<br>William De Morgan (English, 1839-1917)<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Stork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stork</span></a> and <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Frog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frog</span></a> Tile<br>c. 1872-1881<br>earthenware w/ copper lustre glazing, 15.5 x 15.5 cm<br>National Gallery of Canada 39225: <a href="https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/stork-and-frog-tile" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gallery.ca/collection/artwork/</span><span class="invisible">stork-and-frog-tile</span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/NationalPeacockDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPeacockDay</span></a> 🦚:<br>Mahamayuri on <a href="https://historians.social/tags/peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peacock</span></a><br>China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-35)<br>Gilt copper alloy<br>Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin<br>Now on display at “Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900” @ The Met<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/NationalPeacockDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPeacockDay</span></a> 🦚:<br>Sewing Box in the Form of a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peacock</span></a><br>German (probably Berlin), c. 1830<br>Mahogany, coniferous wood (pine?), oak; birch, boxwood, ebonized wood; inlay of sycamore, green stained holly, mahogany; bone, silver-gilt, blued steel, brass<br>On display at The Met (2023.25a, b)<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/NationalPeacockDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPeacockDay</span></a> 🦚:<br>Taus (mayuri), India, c.1885<br>wood, parchment, metal, feathers<br>on display at The Met<br>“The name of this bowed instrument means <a href="https://historians.social/tags/peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peacock</span></a> , the bird associated with Saraswati, the goddess of music. Popular at 19th century courts, it derives its form from the dilruba, an instrument combining features of other Indian stringed instruments like the sarangi and the sitar.”<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MusicalInstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicalInstruments</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/NationalPeacockDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPeacockDay</span></a> 🦚:<br>Pair of Bracelets with <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Peacocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peacocks</span></a> <br>India, Rajasthan, Jaipur or Delhi, c. 1900<br>enameled &amp; partially gilded silver inlaid with emeralds, rubies, glass, &amp; silicate minerals; paint<br>3 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 5/8 in. (8.89 x 8.57 x 1.59 cm)<br>LACMA <a href="https://collections.lacma.org/node/226915" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">collections.lacma.org/node/226</span><span class="invisible">915</span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/IndianArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/TilesOnTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TilesOnTuesday</span></a> :<br>Earthenware Tile, c. 1875<br>Design by CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (British, 1834-1904)<br>Manufactured by MINTON (British, Stoke-on-Trent)<br>On display at Metropolitan Museum of Art (1991.110.2)<br>“Highly stylized and executed in a striking blue and white, Dresser's elegant design captures his dedication to the study of Japanese decorative arts. The bright moon behind the dancing <a href="https://historians.social/tags/cranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cranes</span></a> creates an otherworldly, almost mystical atmosphere.”<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/MetalMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetalMonday</span></a> :<br>Hanging Lamp in the Form of a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Peacock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peacock</span></a><br>Byzantine, 6th-7th c.<br>Copper alloy, cast<br>On display at Metropolitan Museum of Art (61.111a, b)<br>“Conjuring images of the garden of paradise and heavenly splendor, the peacock became a Christian symbol in the 300s.”<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/ByzantineArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ByzantineArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldSparrowDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldSparrowDay</span></a> :<br>Shibata Zeshin 柴田是眞 (Japan, 1807-1891)<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sparrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sparrow</span></a> Nest, n.d. (c.1880s)<br>woodblock print, Nishiki-e on paper.<br>H 18.4 x W 21.6 cm<br>British Museum 1906,1220,0.1362: <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-1362" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">britishmuseum.org/collection/o</span><span class="invisible">bject/A_1906-1220-0-1362</span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldSparrowDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldSparrowDay</span></a> :<br>Teapot in the Shape of a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sparrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sparrow</span></a> (with <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Cicada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cicada</span></a> finial)<br>Japan, n.d.<br>Stoneware (Banko Ware), 9.3 x 8.1 x 13.8 cm<br>Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 1991.054.059 a,b<br><a href="https://aggv.ca/emuseum/objects/11993/teapot--in-the-shape-of-a-sparrow" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aggv.ca/emuseum/objects/11993/</span><span class="invisible">teapot--in-the-shape-of-a-sparrow</span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Goshawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Goshawk</span></a> Mews, c.1675<br>Attributed to a Kano school artist<br>Japan, Edo period, 1615-1868<br>Ink, color, &amp; gold on paper; mounted as a six-fold screen<br>On display at Philadelphia Museum of Art 1978-122-1<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> <br>“This screen is unusual in depicting the mews (enclosure) that houses these birds of prey as they are raised and trained for hunting.”</p>
Art History Animalia<p>BORB 😍<br>Ito Jakuchu (Japan, 1716-1800)<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Crane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crane</span></a> , 1760-70<br>Ink on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll<br>On display at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2023-112-33<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/MetalMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetalMonday</span></a>:<br>Gold Ring with <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Parrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parrot</span></a> <br>Mughal India, 18th c.<br>Dia. 2.5 cm<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.bonhams.com/auction/18801/lot/344/a-gold-mughal-ring-with-parrot-india-18th-century/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bonhams.com/auction/18801/lot/</span><span class="invisible">344/a-gold-mughal-ring-with-parrot-india-18th-century/</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/TwoForTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwoForTuesday</span></a> + <a href="https://historians.social/tags/TilesOnTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TilesOnTuesday</span></a>:<br>Tile panel with inscription and <a href="https://historians.social/tags/peacocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peacocks</span></a><br>Iran, c.1825<br>Ceramic, H 20.5 x W 50 in (52.1 x 127 cm)<br>Asian Art Museum F2008.64.18.a-.b<br><a href="https://searchcollection.asianart.org/objects/18663/tile-panel-with-inscription-and-peacocks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">searchcollection.asianart.org/</span><span class="invisible">objects/18663/tile-panel-with-inscription-and-peacocks</span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/IslamicArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IslamicArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/MetalMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetalMonday</span></a>:<br>Fabergé jeweled gold and silver-mounted charka shaped as a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a><br>Workmaster's mark of Anna Ringe, St. Petersburg, c. 1896<br>H 2in. (5.1cm.)<br>engraved with the Russian inscription 'Christmas Tree, 4 January 1897'<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.christies.com/lot/a-jewelled-gold-and-silver-mounted-charka-shaped-3898010/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">christies.com/lot/a-jewelled-g</span><span class="invisible">old-and-silver-mounted-charka-shaped-3898010/</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/ValentinesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ValentinesDay</span></a> 💕<br>Charley Harper (USA, 1922-2007)<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Flamingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flamingo</span></a> a Go Go, 1988<br>Serigraph Print, Ed. of 500<br>18 x 18 in. (Image)<br><a href="https://www.charleyharperartstudio.com/flamingo-a-go-go-serigraph.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">charleyharperartstudio.com/fla</span><span class="invisible">mingo-a-go-go-serigraph.html</span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>Happy <a href="https://historians.social/tags/ValentinesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ValentinesDay</span></a> from this Superb Lyrebird! ❤️<br>"Menura superba" (now Menura novaehollandiae) from _An account of the English colony in New South Wales, from its first settlement in January 1788 to August 1801_, 1804. Rare Book Collection, Melbourne Museum: <a href="https://href.li/?https://victoriancollections.net.au/stories/time-flies-in-museum-collections-ornithology-in-victoria/the-iconic-lyrebird" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">href.li/?https://victoriancoll</span><span class="invisible">ections.net.au/stories/time-flies-in-museum-collections-ornithology-in-victoria/the-iconic-lyrebird</span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Superb_Owl_Sunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superb_Owl_Sunday</span></a> hall of fame legend: <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Picasso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Picasso</span></a> ‘s beloved pet rescue <a href="https://historians.social/tags/owl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>owl</span></a> , Ubu, who inspired the famous artist to create a whole series of owl drawings, paintings, and ceramics.<br>(See ALTS for more info!)<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Superb_Owl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superb_Owl</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Superb_Owl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superb_Owl</span></a> Sunday:<br>Plate with “fantastical <a href="https://historians.social/tags/owl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>owl</span></a> wearing a crown,” c. 1525-50<br>Hispano-Moresque (Manises, Valencia, Spain)<br>Tin-glazed earthenware with luster decoration, 2 1/16 x 18 1/16 in. (5.2 x 45.9 cm)<br>On display at The Walters Museum 48.1099<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Superb_Owl_Sunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superb_Owl_Sunday</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Superb_Owl_Sunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superb_Owl_Sunday</span></a> collection:<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/superb_owl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superb_owl</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/owls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>owls</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/birdsinart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsinart</span></a><br><a href="https://www.si.edu/spotlight/owls" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">si.edu/spotlight/owls</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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