Hokusai Boy and Mt.Fuji Vintage Japanese iPhone 5 Covers

Boy and Mt. Fuji 葛飾北斎 「富士と笛吹童図」 painting on silk, 1839 Boy sitting on a tree branch playing a flute in the foreground, Mt. Fuji in the distance. Freer Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington D.C. Katsushika Hokusai (October or November 1760–May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. In his time, he was Japan's leading expert on Chinese painting. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, c. 1831, which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s. Boy sitting on a tree branch playing a flute in the foreground, Mt. Fuji in the distance. Freer Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington D.C. Vintage retro cute cool colorful beautiful Japanese Asian artistic elegant decor spiritual religious Shinto nature landscape fine art painting.
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Antique Indian Elephant Tapestry Tag For Luggage

Antique Tapestry of Elephant This antique tapestry is from the mid-1800s, showing a vintage elephant carrying a princess. The princess sits on top of the elephant, in a carrier, holding a fan. The carrier and the elephant are wearing antique Indian blankets, very ornate. Shown in great detail in rich oranges, light blues and greens, this elephant tapestry is an exquisite mid-19th century piece of Indian art, a time when Europeans were clamoring for the exotic tapestries of the East. The princess is riding the elephant, and lazing in her elephant carrier on top — a very convenient way to get around an exotic land! Please see more antique art gifts at Zazzle.com/antiqueart
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