Search Results: Titles starting with D from Original Antique Maps

Details:Japanese scroll, ink brush painting with color accents, paper, mounted on fabric, paper backing, attached to wood rods, with a hanging ribbon, writing in manuscript ink on verso in Japanesedimensions: 35" x 89"condition: good, as found, some toning to paper, seam open on left side of fabric backing, some spotting on fabric background Description:
This large, traditionally mounted ink brush painting of a scowling monk is in the tradition of historic Asian portraits of Daruma, the Japanese name of a 5th-6th c. Buddhist monk depicted in both Japanese and Chinese art. Daruma in Chinese legend brought Buddhism to China.Research remains to be done to determine the identity of the artist and the date of the art work itself. The text on the back of the scroll at the top is in Japanese. One translation of this text provided to me is that the owner's name (Takae Masae) and the date of purchase (1907) are described.

details:printed soft cover catalogue with cover photograph and one other, 15 pagesdimensions: 9 3/16" x 6 3/16" x 1/16"
condition: very good original condition Description:The Dillard University Bulletin of 1949 provides insight into the transition on college campuses following the conclusion of WWII and veterans seeking to continue their education. The Dillard University Bulletin also presents the determinations of the Board of Trustees of this coeducational school to advance the interests of both students and the institution as a historically Black college. The text sets forth Dillard's academic and institutional goals in 1949. A list of faculty research topics is included.There is also a discussion of the professional performance of the school's graduates as they continue in other academic programs, both achievements and areas for improvement viewed in comparison to other traditionally Black colleges.
As a seventy-two year old report on the University, this original source material provides a… Read More