Friday, October 20, 2006

Lady in green


Lady in green, originally uploaded by kristina images.

Boy on bike


Boy on bike, originally uploaded by kristina images.

Shanghai lady 2


shanghai lady 2, originally uploaded by kristina images.

Vintage Oriental advertising poster

lijiang plank walkways


lijiang plank walkways, originally uploaded by iamtonyang.

lijiang, yunnan, china

Inside tibetan monastery


inside tibetan monastery, originally uploaded by iamtonyang.

litang chode gompa, litang, sichuan, china

Émile Gallé, Ornamental Tray (detail) c. 1878

Pottery, decoration over glazing. 58 cm in diameter. Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

"Gallé tested the spirit of Japan in his pottery work, as well as all its other capabilities, before going beyond it in the imcomparable quality of his glasses. 'It was from the Japanese art that he drew the general system, the fundamental principles of his style; we shouldn't however think that he imitates that mold in a servile way. There's nothing more different from the Japanese art than Galle's work... He simply adopts the style concept of the Japanese as his own, and then works it using his taste and his knowledge.' (Henri Frantz.)"

Scanned and quoted from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.

N.C. Wyeth, The Legend of Kogal and Azin, 1927

Found in The Golden Age of Illustration Project thread.

George Plank, Vogue, February 1923

Found in Condé Nast Art.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Vargas, Kimono Girl, 1922


Vargas, Kimono Girl, 1922, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Bygone Fashion.

Two Japanese Ladies and Flowers


Two Japanese Ladies and Flowers, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Ruby Lane.

Japanese Lady and Pagoda


Japanese Lady and Pagoda, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Ruby Lane.

chongqing hotpot


chongqing hotpot, originally uploaded by iamtonyang.

chongqing, china

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Japanese Lady Writing


Japanese Lady Writing, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Ruby Lane.

Japanese Woodblock Print


Japanese Woodblock Print, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Ruby Lane.

Japanese Print


Japanese Print, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Ruby Lane.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Tea ads & calendars, 1900-1929


Tea ads & calendars, 1900-1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

Tea ad, 1900-1929b


Tea ad, 1900-1929b, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

Japan


Japan, originally uploaded by Jan Tonnesen.

german matchbox label


german matchbox label, originally uploaded by maraid.

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Japanese Tea ad, 1900-1929


Japanese Tea ad, 1900-1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

Tea ad, 1900-1929


Tea ad, 1900-1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Presumably a tea for fertility.

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

Tea ad, 1900-1929d


Tea ad, 1900-1929d, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

Japanese Silkscreen 1931 German Magazine

"Unaltered colors, only contrast and light adjustment.
From 1931 issue of Illustrirte Zeitung"