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Nemone7

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Writer, reader, wanderer, always curious.

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Richard Morris@ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 19h ago

'Fruit in a blue delft bowl.' (1880) The Finnish painter Maria Wiik is an obscure artist even though her name is known through her friend Helene Schjerfbeck. In 1878 the art critic Carl Gustaf Estlander judged her work as 'downright excellent.'

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The Kimono Gallery@roger1952.bsky.social · 2d ago

A Geiko (Geisha) dressed in the Genroku style, with her hair in the Shimada-mage hairstyle of the Middle Edo period (1688-1715). It is believed that the yujo (ladies of pleasure) of Shimada created the hairstyle. 1920s, Japan. Text and image via Blue Ruin 1 on Flickr

Captured in a 1920s studio portrait, this striking profile study offers a retrospective celebration of Genroku-era (1688–1715) sartorial and coiffure traditions. The subject is styled in an elaborate Shimada-mage (島田髷), a iconic hairstyle originally devised by the yūjo (courtesans) of Shimada station along the Tōkaidō during the early-to-mid Edo period, which later became one of the foundational hair forms for geisha and young women across Japan. The hair is sculpted with smooth, swept side locks (bin) and tied at the crown into a high, folded chignon secured with crisp white paper cords (motoyoi) and delicate kanzashi pins, punctuated behind the knot by coiled paper streamers. Complementing the historic coiffure is a kimono adorned with bold, large-scale Genroku-moyō—a graphic motif featuring wheel-like geometric medallions filled with dappled kanoko shibori tie-dye work, characteristic of the exuberant visual culture of the late 17th century. Through the clear, elegant contrast of 1920s studio photography, the portrait beautifully bridges early 20th-century photographic artistry with a deep reverence for classical Japanese dress history and historical pageantry.
Nemone7@nemone7.bsky.social · 4d ago

"Your area is seeded with mobs and bosses and legendary creatures that are exclusive to the folklore of the region. Those of you in Romania will be dealing with vampires and werewolves.Those of you in Ireland will have leprechauns and banshees.Those of you in Japan are just plain fucked" (DCC6)

Journal of Art in Society@artinsociety.bsky.social · 4d ago

When John Singer Sargent was asked to paint a portrait of his patron’s children, he declined, recommending Mary Cassatt instead. She had true mastery in this genre. Here’s her pastel portrait of her six-year-old family friend Marie-Thérèse Gaillard (1894)

Young girl in blue dress looks off to our left, long dark hair in topknot, her expression is engaged and alert
Tuatha@tuatha.ie · 5d ago

This carved stone plaque was found in St Francis' Row in Cashel, and it is believed to be the sign for a tavern that was known as The Cat & Bagpipes, that once stood on the main street. It may date to as early as the 16-17th century, and offers a glimpse of Cashel's social life from centuries ago

A stone carving on a plaque, it features a cat playing the bagpipes.
Unseen Japan@unseenjapan.com · last wk.

In the forests of Yamanashi, Shirahata Shrine has no shrine building at all. Its sacred heart is a massive boulder crowned with two stone pagodas, a form the regional shrine association says has no known parallel anywhere in Japan.

Pentagrams and Boulder Gods: Japan’s Shrines That Break the Mold

A boulder as an object of worship. A "breakup shrine" that's a stone covered in papers. Meet the Shinto shrines that defy traditional shrine architecture.

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