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43 - TACHIBANA MORIKUNI (1679–1748). A Japanese woodblock print published in 1729, depicting the famous south-pointing chariot (known in the West as the magnetic chariot), a major invention in the field of mechanical engineering in ancient China. Contrary to what one might think, this device did not operate using a magnet, but relied entirely on a system of differential gears. Tradition sometimes attributes its mythical invention to the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) as a means of navigating through fog during a battle, but its documented design dates primarily to engineers and inventors of the Han, Wei, and Song dynasties (such as Ma Jun and Yan Su). Rather than an everyday navigational tool, it was primarily a symbol of imperial prestige used in official processions to demonstrate the sovereign’s technological mastery and divine mandate.
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TACHIBANA MORIKUNI (1679–1748). A Japanese woodblock print published in 1729, depicting the famous south-pointing chariot (known in the West as the magnetic chariot), a major invention in the field of mechanical engineering in ancient China. Contrary to what one might think, this device did not operate using a magnet, but relied entirely on a system of differential gears. Tradition sometimes attributes its mythical invention to the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) as a means of navigating through fog during a battle, but its documented design dates primarily to engineers and inventors of the Han, Wei, and Song dynasties (such as Ma Jun and Yan Su). Rather than an everyday navigational tool, it was primarily a symbol of imperial prestige used in official processions to demonstrate the sovereign’s technological mastery and divine mandate.
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COLLECTION OF A THEATER AND FILM SET DESIGNER. A collection of photographs, including an erotic album from the Le Chabanais brothel circa 1890 and an album from the Théâtre de la Mode in 1946. A collection of Japanese prints and postcards. Books, old papers, and banknotes. Numerous gouache paintings of costumes (by Edel, Choubrac, Zinoview, Minon, Tom Keogh, Betout, Fost, and Jenny Carré...) and two gouaches by MAYO from Marcel Carné’s legendary film *Les Enfants du Paradis*, along with movie posters...Auction house
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