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YongSub Noh - Whispers of the Sky Whale: A Fantasy Journey (2013)
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Snuff bottle shaped like corn, carved out of yellow jade. China, Qing dynasty, 1750-1830
(hexbear.net)
https://daytonart.emuseum.com/objects/4869/snuff-bottle-with-stopper
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1kvvn3q/snuff_bottle_shaped_like_corn_carved_out_of/
From the comments:
Maize was introduce to China in the middle of the 16th Century and spread pretty rapidly through the region. It appears to have been a major driver of the rapid population increase in the 1700s.
Alternatively from https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/yakushi/125/7/125_7_583/_pdf
A certain Chinese herbal book presented to the emperor in 1505 shows a drawing of maize under the caption of Yiyi-ren (Job's Tears). Also, a Chinese poem written around 1368 contains a term yumi, which indicates maize. These new findings offer clear evidence that maize existed in China in the pre-Columbian era, or before 1492.
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My small but growing cheap ceramics collection
(hexbear.net)
Left to right:
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Contemporary Palestinian vase from Ramallah
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1960s East German vase
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wooden Soviet vase, 1950s-70s maybe
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1910s Austro-Hungarian art nouveau vase
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1970 Soviet vase in honour of Lenin's 100th birthday
Only the Lenin one cost more than $30. I'm aiming for antique pieces from countries that have been significant to the left or modernist movements.
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