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Electron microscope image of a parasitoid wasp (Adialytus ambiguus) from British journal of entomology and natural history v.22 (2009).

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wasp insects

Jun 14, 2024
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From G. P. Rouffaer’s De batik-kunst in Nederlandsch-Indië en haar geschiedenis (1914): an Indonesian fabric pattern “with Chinese and Dutch influences” according to the text.

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Indonesian art

May 31, 2024
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A 19th century toy designed to walk down stairs from Nature v.22 (1880). The tubes connecting the two mannequins is filled with a small amount of mercury. As the lower mannequin falls forward, the mercury shifts to the bottom of the tube. The change in center of gravity causes the upper mannequin to somersault over.

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vintage toys

May 24, 2024
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A 15th century Chinese wine-pot from Frank Brinkley’s Japan, its history, arts, and literature v.9 (1902).

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pottery ceramics

May 17, 2024
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An engraving by Townend Glover illustrating the numerous anxieties of a gardener from U.S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin no.18 (1888).

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engraving gardening caricature

Apr 26, 2024
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An illustration of a tiger from Shōzō Kawasaki’s Chōshunkaku kanshō v.3 (1914).

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tiger

Apr 05, 2024
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Photos of Sipuncula larvae from Smithsonian contributions to the marine sciences no.42. Sipuncula, also known as peanut worms, are a class of small marine worms. In the publication, this larva type is referred to as “Smooth Orange” by the researchers.

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Sipuncula worm

Mar 29, 2024
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Some example steps from the production of a twenty color print from Shinbi Shoin’s Processes of wood-cut printing explained (1916).

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woodcut printing Japanese art

Mar 15, 2024
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