Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Hyakunin isshu
Illustrated book, 1 vol. Poets from the ‘Hyakunin...:
Illustrated book, 1 vol. Poets from the ‘Hyakunin isshu’ anthology depicted in ‘abbreviated style’. Colour woodblock-printed.
Print artist Kitao Masayoshi (北尾政美)
Monday, December 19, 2011
Chochinobake
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Seer
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Insect house and bee colony
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Enso
Monday, December 5, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
If Found, Return To -
new-aesthetic:
“It was supposed to be a £12,000 art project in which a helium-filled sculpture of a desert island floated eerily above the heads of spaced-out festival-goers. It has become instead a £12,000 art project in which a helium-filled sculpture of a desert island floats somewhere through the troposphere without anybody actually seeing it, or even knowing where it is.”
One of our islands is missing | Art and design | The Guardian
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Nekomata
According to Japanese folklore, a cat (neko) that has lived for a long time can become a kind of youkai called a nekomata. It was believed that after a cat reached ten years of age, its tail would slowly split into two tails, and, along the way, it would develop magic powers, primarily those of necromancy and shamanism. Nekomata also have an ability to shape shift into a human form and are generally hostile to humans.
There is also one kind of Nekomata that lived in Nabeshimahan, which lived long enough to split its tail six times, resulting in seven tails. It is the most powerful nekomata in Japan.
Monday, November 14, 2011
A Wily Yankee
The “wily Yankee” was a popular 19th century stage character who became the visual predecessor to “Uncle Sam.” Between acts, the wily Yankee remained on stage, whittled, and told parables. At times, he was known to flirt with both the women and men in the audience as he suggestively carved a stick.