Wonderful selection of wave and ripple designs produced by the Japanese artist Mori Yuzan, which would have found their way onto swords and associated paraphernalia, as well as lacquerware, Netsuke, religious objects, and a host of other items. Source: Ha Bun Shu: a Japanese Book of Wave and Ripple Designs (1919) – The Public Domain …

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a selection of pages from Romeyn Beck Hough’s epic fourteen volume work The American Woods, a collection of more than 1000 paper-thin wood samples representing more than 350 varieties of North American tree Source: The American Woods – The Public Domain Review