Drawing for Silver Design of Sari-Clad Woman Milking a Zebu Cow with Calf, Tree and Building and Three Tea Cups

19th century

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Rectangular Tray with Carved Floral Motif
This charming three-piece service is in the Kang-style. The tilted form is also used in some Lucknow pieces, but the silver design and work in this set mark it as clearly Kashmiri. The teapot and creamer both have cobra handles, but the coiled-cobra finial on the teapot is a particularly nice touch, and not often seen. The interiors are gilded, which is somewhat surprising for a tea service.
The Bustle of Umeyashiki in the New Year of Rabbit, Utagawa Toyokuni, ink and color on paper
In Siam's Temples and Palaces Glittering Little Figures Dance to Strange Music, Keystone View Company, gelatin silver prints mounted on card