We can’t help but be moved when details–the deliberate gestures of artists and designers–seem to speak to each other across cultures and centuries:
From an ink and pencil work by Muhammad Qasim, Circa 1630-50
The gilt carving of a Louis XV side chair, 18th century France
Ceramic Amphora vase from the Gres-Bijou series, Austria, Circa 1904
Detail from a 16th century study by Girolamo da Carpi
Late 19th/early 20th century Kerala canoe, India
Contemporary Indonesian batik cloth
The serpentine wing of an 18th century Chippendale armchair
Mongolian baotou rug, early 20th century
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