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The Imperial Crown of Empress Go-Sakuramachi (後桜町天皇の宝冠) is a crown in the hōkan (宝冠) style worn by Empress Go-Sakuramachi (reigned 1762 - 1771) of Japan. It is designated as a Japanese Imperial Treasure ( 御物 ) and is not open to the public.
The Imperial State Crown is a state crown of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. It has existed in various forms since the 15th century and the present version was created in 1937. The crown is adorned with 3,170 precious stones, including the Cullinan II diamond, St Edward's Sapphire, the Stuart Sapphire, and the Black Prince's Ruby (a spinel
If you strike the stone hanging on a hook, with a sharp blow with your finger, it should make a beautiful clear sound.” And also: “A good stone is distinguished first and foremost by the fineness and regularity of its grain. It has a softness and mellowness that you feel when you caress it with the palm of your hand. It has a satin sheen.
The Heirloom Seal of the Realm ( traditional Chinese: 傳國玉璽; simplified Chinese: 传国玉玺; pinyin: chuán guó yù xǐ ), also known in English as the Imperial Seal of China, was a Chinese jade seal allegedly carved out of the Heshibi, a sacred piece of jade. [ 1] The Seal was created in 221 BC, shortly after Qin Shi Huang unified ...
The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy.The concept of choosing bureaucrats by merit rather than by birth started early in Chinese history, but using written examinations as a tool of selection started in earnest during the Sui dynasty [1] (581–618), then into the Tang ...
The Imperial crown of Russia (Russian: Императорская Корона России ), also known as the great imperial crown (Russian: Великая Императорская Корона ), was used for the coronation of the monarchs of Russia from 1762 until the Russian monarchy 's abolition in 1917. The great imperial crown was ...
The Imperial Porcelain Factory (Russian: Императорский Фарфоровый Завод, romanized: Imperatorskii Farforovyi Zavod ), also known as the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory (abbreviated as IPM ), is a producer of hand-painted ceramics in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was established by Dmitry Ivanovich Vinogradov in 1744 ...
Perhaps 14th century. An engraved gem, frequently referred to as an intaglio, is a small and usually semi-precious gemstone that has been carved, in the Western tradition normally with images or inscriptions only on one face. [ 1] The engraving of gemstones was a major luxury art form in the ancient world, and an important one in some later ...