circa 1785 | Linen plain weave with silk and metallic-thread embroidery, drawn work, needle lace, and metal sequins
embroidered images of the sun, moon, and stars—motifs associated with the Immaculate Conception— among other ... History:  Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800 Nashville, TN, Frist Art ... with silk and metallic-thread embroidery, drawn work, needle lace, and metal sequins Full Title:  ...
circa 1785 | Linen plain weave with silk and metallic-thread embroidery, drawn work, and needle lace
, moon, and stars—motifs associated with the Immaculate Conception— among other whimsical ... includes a pelican feeding its young, a symbol of the Eucharist, as well as embroidered images of the sun ... 346–50) Bibliographic Entry:  Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in ...
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), late 19th-early 20th century | Panel, ink and color on paper
again the fingers touch).The sun in the upper right and the moon in the upper left are symbolic ... left of the Buddha of Polaris, and underneath the sun, is Taesangnogun, who is depicted as a Daoist ... times, travelers have used Polaris, or the North Star, as their guide. In Korea, Polaris was personified ...