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Leon Sato

Leon Sato writes for the Illumination (Tezhip) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of illumination (tezhip).

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Helmeted Musketeer — Jacques de Gheyn II

Helmeted Musketeer

October 13, 2026Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio "Decorative Art of Spanish California" — American 20th Century

Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio “Decorative Art of Spanish California”

October 13, 2026Train de plaisir — Honoré Daumier

Train de plaisir

October 13, 2026Oaks — Eugène Bléry

Oaks

October 13, 2026Plate 29: Saint Acacius: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico" — American 20th Century

Plate 29: Saint Acacius: From Portfolio “Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico”

October 13, 2026Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio "Decorative Art of Spanish California" — American 20th Century

Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio “Decorative Art of Spanish California”

October 13, 2026Shipping Scene from the Collection of Jacob Gibbs — Elisha Kirkall

Shipping Scene from the Collection of Jacob Gibbs

October 13, 2026Le Boulevard des Italiens — Honoré Daumier

Le Boulevard des Italiens

October 13, 2026Plate 2: Jemez Book of Baptisms: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico" — American 20th Century

Plate 2: Jemez Book of Baptisms: From Portfolio “Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico”

October 13, 2026Manuscript and Miniature — Albert Levone

Manuscript and Miniature

October 13, 2026
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