A few lovely paintings illustrating early 20th century oriental parasols.
Isn't this a stunning image?
I LOVE this gigantic oriental parasol - can't find things like this anymore (at least not that I've seen!).
http://www.couturehistorique.com
That is a very saucy swimsuit in the first picture! And the paintings are fantastic - who are they all by?
ReplyDeleteI have seen gigantic oriental parasols in a Japanese antiques shop, but they were all in rather poor condition. They might have been nearly this age.