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Kaigara Danmen Zuan, “Inside wonders” pattern book, 1913. Published in Kyoto by Unsōdō, Japan. Via Cooper Hewitt / www.fulltable.com More to see: metmuseum.org
Yoichirō Hirase, a mollusk scientist, collected over 3500 seashells, 1000 of which were new discoveries. Hirase explains in the introduction on this book that he is not a designer or artist, but that he came up with the idea for this book while researching shells and cutting them at various angles. These “inside wonders” created interesting patterns which he further explored with illustrator Jun Nishikawa.
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Art Nouveau designs from 1899 from “Decorative Motifs from the Natural World” by German artist and painter Arnold Lyongrun (1871–1935).
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Polyhedral Sundial, detail from The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein the Younger
A whalebone rolling pin, scrimshawed by a Sailor for his beloved at home in the mid or late 19th century
The handles on either side are decorated with whaling scenes placed between two registers, these composed with floral designs and compass roses.