Exploring the transition from natural to synthetic dyes in the production of 19th-century Central Asian ikat textiles by Diego Tamburini, Eric Breitung, Chika Mori, Tomoko Kotajima, Matthew L. Clarke, Blythe McCarthy

“…Abstract This study focuses on the dye analysis of 26 ikat textiles present in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and originally collected by Dr. Guido Goldman with the aim to gain additional information about their provenance and dating. …”
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Imaging spectroscopies to characterize a 13th century Japanese handscroll, The Miraculous Interventions of Jizō Bosatsu by Matthew L. Clarke, Francesca Gabrieli, Kathryn L. Rowberg, Andrew Hare, Jiro Ueda, Blythe McCarthy, John K. Delaney

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Mehmet Ağa-Oğlu and the formation of the field of Islamic art in the United States by Zeynep Simavi

“…This article discusses the career of Ağa-Oğlu both in the United States and elsewhere, followed by a description of his unpublished work, the Corpus of Islamic Metalwork, which is housed in the Archives of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, in Washington DC.…”
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Materials characterization of the Ruby Slippers from the 1939 classic film, The Wizard of Oz by Janet G. Douglas, Gwénaëlle Kavich, Chika Mori, Dawn Wallace, Richard Barden

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