As if lifted from the wreckage of the Titanic, ceramic artist Mary O’Malley creates sculptural porcelain teapots, cups, and vases adorned with barnacles, tentacles, and other living sea creatures (she refers to them as “porcelain crustaceans”). Many original works from this series titled ‘Bottom Feeders’ are available over on Etsy. (via laughing squid)
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Parure ca. 1860
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Japan Bound: Travel Brochures, c. 1930s
Fuji in Mist, Japan c. 1834
Japanese Armor Types Illustrated c. 1868 via The New York Public Library
Traditional Costume, Japan. Illustration c. 1868 via The New York Public Library
Views of 19th Century Kyoto via the New York Public Library
