Balance Collection (page 8)

Costumes de Différent Pays, Marchande de Fruits de Bordeaux, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Different Pays, Marchande de Fruits de Bordeaux, c1797

Lieutenant Cameron's sketches in Africa: a Native Family on the March, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's sketches in Africa: a Native Family on the March, 1876....we encounter a native family, as it seems, on their way to a change of dwelling-place

Françoise Ravel as Bibi, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Bibi, 1855-1859

Francois Ravel as Bibi [Verso: Study for Antoine as Robert Maccaire], 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francois Ravel as Bibi [Verso: Study for Antoine as Robert Maccaire], 1855-1859

Drummer and Horn Player (Accompanying the Hunt?), Scene from the Story of the Marriage... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Drummer and Horn Player (Accompanying the Hunt?), Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Possibly acrobats or dancers

Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Possibly acrobats or dancers

Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Performers on stage, 1875-1934. Possibly acrobats or dancers

Theater performance, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Theater performance, 1875-1934. Dancers or acrobats on stage, conductor in the orchestra pit

A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa, 1876. The people of Urua, or Kasongo's country, are called Mrua

The Rope Dancer, late 19th century. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The Rope Dancer, late 19th century

Senkanja Ushiwakasaburo Yoshitora Riding on a Feather, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Senkanja Ushiwakasaburo Yoshitora Riding on a Feather, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

The Battle at Uji Bridge, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Battle at Uji Bridge, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Ushiwakamaru at Gojo Bridge, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ushiwakamaru at Gojo Bridge, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Endo Kiemon Masatada with Assailant, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Endo Kiemon Masatada with Assailant, 1878. From A Mirror of Wisdom, Benevolence, and Valor in Japan

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 6 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 6 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 16 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 16 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

Costumes de Différent Pays, Bourgeoise de Strasbourg/ Laitiere des Environs de Strasbourg, c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Bourgeoise de Strasbourg/ Laitiere des Environs de Strasbourg, c1797

Woman Holding a Cup on a Tray (image 2 of 2), between circa 1794 and circa 1795. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Woman Holding a Cup on a Tray (image 2 of 2), between circa 1794 and circa 1795

Costumes de Différents Pays, Marchand de Fruits à Naples, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Marchand de Fruits a Naples, c1797

Cutting the Gladdon, 1886. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Cutting the Gladdon, 1886. Plate: Plate XXXII

Taking Up the Eel-Net, 1886. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
Taking Up the Eel-Net, 1886. Plate: Plate VII

Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Dragon, 19th century

Shiva as the Lord of Dance, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Shiva as the Lord of Dance, 10th century

Scheveningen fish seller, 1775. Creator: Paulus Constantijn la Fargue
Scheveningen fish seller, 1775

Athletes, 1912. Creator: Eugène Jansson
Athletes, 1912

Acrobats, c1850. Creator: Unknown
Acrobats, c1850

A Pleasant Bathing-Place. From A Home (26 watercolours), c19th century. Creator: Carl Larsson
A Pleasant Bathing-Place. From A Home (26 watercolours), c19th century

Desakhya Ragini, the Third Wife of Hindola Raga, Folio from a Ragamala... between c1700 and c1730. Creator: Unknown
Desakhya Ragini, the Third Wife of Hindola Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1700 and c1730

Female Figure Carrying a Basket, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown
Female Figure Carrying a Basket, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE

Picture of a Crowded Theater Hosting Performance of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Picture of a Crowded Theater Hosting Performance of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, 1859

Desakh Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1685 and c1690. Creator: Unknown
Desakh Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1685 and c1690

Acrobat, 200 B.C. - A.D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Acrobat, 200 B.C. - A.D. 500

Acrobat, 200 B.C. - A.D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Acrobat, 200 B.C. - A.D. 500

Shiva as the Lord of Dance, between c.950 and c.1000. Creator: Unknown
Shiva as the Lord of Dance, between c.950 and c.1000

The Hindu Saint Sambandar, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
The Hindu Saint Sambandar, 15th century

Design for the decorative arts and sciences on the Noordermarkt, 1795. Creator: Anon
Design for the decorative arts and sciences on the Noordermarkt, 1795. Minerva sitting in the clouds with plumbline (equality) above a wreath and fire labelled Nature and Reason'

Allegory of Freedom, 1790. Creator: Johannes van Dregt
Allegory of Freedom, 1790

A Red-handed Tamarin, 1776. Creator: Jacobus Perkois
A Red-handed Tamarin, 1776. (Saguinus midas - monkey from Guyana) with a root on a tree branch

Skaters on the Ice, a Man Pushing a Sledge and a Kolf-player / verso: Two Skaters, c.1620-c.1625

Water carrier, 1840-1879. Creator: Emile Prisse D'Avennes
Water carrier, 1840-1879

Two women treading laundry, c.1652-c.1653. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Two women treading laundry, c.1652-c.1653. Two women standing in a tub trampling the laundry, with washerwomen's song below

Two peasant women walking in a landscape, 1654. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Two peasant women walking in a landscape, 1654. With large tubs on their heads

"A Sketch in the Fruit Market at Rio Janeiro" - by J. Gilbert, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"A Sketch in the Fruit Market at Rio Janeiro" - by J. Gilbert, 1856. Engraving of a painting. From "Illustrated London News", 1856

Time, 1810. Creator: Pieter Christoffel Wonder
Time, 1810

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

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"Finding Equilibrium: Exploring the Balance of Opposites in Art, Nature, and Life" In a world filled with contrasts and contradictions, we seek balance - that delicate point where opposing forces harmonize. Just like Eliphas Levi's iconic depiction of Baphomet, we are reminded of the Equilibrium of Opposites, and is within this intricate dance between light and dark, good and evil, that true harmony emerges. As if taken from the Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead), life itself becomes The Judgement - a constant evaluation of our choices to maintain equilibrium. Like the bronze statue of Town Musicians in Bremen, Germany, Europe; it takes collaboration and unity to strike a perfect balance. Looking up at the mysterious globe hanging above us in space as seen through NASA's lens reminds us that balance is not only dramatic but also eternal. It transcends time and remains everlasting. From stilt fishermen gracefully balancing on poles in Sri Lanka's Indian Ocean to rocks precariously perched on driftwood against crashing waves – nature teaches us its own lessons about finding stability amidst chaos. Witnessing goats effortlessly climbing trees in Morocco or Rough Tor Rocks standing tall on Bodmin Moor shows how even seemingly impossible feats can be achieved when one finds their center. And who could forget the whimsical image of a nun confidently gliding on a skateboard? A reminder that they are be found even in unexpected places. Just as Taki Katei captured Flowers and Birds beautifully intertwined in 19th-century art; it serves as yet another testament to nature's inherent sense of equilibrium. Whether it be flora or fauna coexisting harmoniously or humans striving for inner peace – there is an undeniable connection between all living beings seeking balance. So let us embrace this quest for equilibrium – embracing both our light and darkness while navigating life's unpredictable journey with grace. For it is through finding balance that we unlock the true essence of our existence, creating a world where harmony prevails.