ピース君って、立つ姿が、他のコツメと違う感じがします。ピース立ちと言うか、彼らしい立ち方ですね。#カワウソ
Picture for a Concert of European Music 1889 Chikanobu, Toyohara Japanese (1838-1912) Weatherspoon Art Museum
1910: An innocent Edwardian childhood in color
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie OtsukaPublication Date: August 23, 2011Genre: Literary FictionPublisher: KnopfPublisher’s Synopsis:In eight incantatory sections, The Buddha in th
Hasui Kawase was born May 18, 1883 with the given name Bunjiro in Shiba, Tokyo as the son of a merchant family. As a child Hasui learned to paint in Western style. His first teacher was Saburosuke Okada who taught him watercolor and oil painting. Hasui Kawase is one of the great masters of the shin hanga movement. Shortly before his death, he was declared a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government.
When we see old black and white photos we sometimes forget the actual moments were experienced the same way we do today.
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The amount of cringe is massive in these people.
DIY Kintsugi : Japanese Repair: Why hide the cracks when you can make them beautiful? From The Netherlands (home of ceramic delftware) comes this innovative product. With the New Kintsugi Repair Kit, you not only get to salvage that beloved chipped or broken ceramic plate, but you…
For nearly two thousand years, Japanese women living in coastal fishing villages made a remarkable livelihood hunting the ocean for oysters and abalone, a sea snail that produces pearls. They are known as Ama, and if you've dipped into Messy Nessy's archives, you will have already met the few ladies
For nearly two thousand years, Japanese women living in coastal fishing villages made a remarkable livelihood hunting the ocean for oysters and abalone, a sea snail that produces pearls. They are known as Ama, and if you've dipped into Messy Nessy's archives, you will have already met the few ladies
A Japanese style holy card of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
“"Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere." ~ Lao Tzu painting by Kiyokata Kaburagi (1878–1972) a Japanese artist”
Tinted albumen print from a japanese photo album of the 19th century.
A photo of a Japanese man marrying a Black Brazilian around 1920 in the northern part of the Brazilian state of Paraná. The photo is credited to the Museum of History of Japanese Immigration in...
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[SAME CAPTION #1 - #5) Ca.1900-1915 photos of "Japan's Finest"....Prostitutes, that is. NOTE !!! The below caption, while historically accurate, contains sarcastic commentary about a certain aspect of Japan's glorified culture of prostitution. If sarcastic commentary about such a delicate subject is not your "thing", and offense is easily taken, I would advise you to avoid the below caption, and read a more SERIOUS commentary about the OIRAN and TAYUU here at this photo : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2701588987/in/set-7215... Called 'Courtesans" by those who don't like the word "Prostitute", Oiran is just another half-baked Japanese euphemism for "A Prostitute that Costs More than Other Prostitutes"...or in more eloquent terms, she is simply a "Damn Expensive Call Girl". "Call Girl" ? That's right. In fact, at certain times in Japan's illustrious history, she was put on public parade, as she walked from her bordello over to the the nearby "Hotel" where her wealthy "Patron" was waiting (after he had called her over via a perfunctory letter of invitation). And of course, Japan being Japan, she had her little parade of "future hopefuls" tag right along with her -- as seen in this picture, and many others that I've posted. Nowadays, they refer back to these little prostitutes-in-the making with the more politically correct "Ladies in Waiting", "Servant Girls", "Personal Assistants", "Pages", and what have you. In the Japanese language, these child "Prostitute Understudies" were called KAMURO, and were generally sold off to the brothels by their parents at the age of 5 or 6 to be RAISED AND TRAINED SPECIFICALLY TO BE PROSTITUTES. They actually got down to the business of doing what men expected them to do during what Westerners would call the "Middle School Years" --- MINUS THE "SCHOOL" PART OF IT. Well, they must have done a good Job, as Japanese "cultural pride" in this area has not abated, and there seems to be more prostitutes in Japan today then there ever were back then -- albeit the "official age" for engaging in prostitution is now 18. Please note that any and all "Anti-Prostitution Laws" of modern-day Japan are simply a facade to appease "Western Christian Nations" and United Nations members with whom Japan has political and economic ties. However, ADULT PROSTITUTION is not the focus of this caption. In the meantime, it's too bad they quit the Public Parade thing with all the little girls trailing behind (ahem) "MISS CONGENIALITY" like little ducklings. Oh, NO ! Who will the poor little girls of Japan turn to for a Role Model now ? But WAIT ! ALL IS NOT LOST ! Fortunately (?), some "re-creations" are still done in Kyoto and other hot-spots, where the die-hard "Cultural" types of local male citizenry try to hang onto those sweet memories of the good-old-days. You know......like when When FATHERS SOLD THEIR DAUGHTERS INTO PROSTITUTION ! These "LET'S PRESERVE OUR QUESTIONABLE CULTURE" nuts (some of them possibly connected to the Department of Education) occasionally get one of the local Bar Girls to put on a big wig full of shoe-horns and Lincoln-Logs (along with the appropriate foot-high clod-hoppers and three layers of bed-quilts), and strut her stuff for the picture-taking tourists....... as she carries the Banner of Erotic Love into the 21st Century. OH....did I just say NO MORE little girls join in with these ""Prostitute Culture Festivals" of today ??? OOOPS !!! Well, I can't always be right, you know ! See some colorful, MODERN-DAY "Get-'em-Hooked-While-They're-Young" photos right here on flickr -- just a few of many such photos to be found : www.flickr.com/photos/baaaal/2222306464/ and www.flickr.com/photos/tey-san/542722913/ and www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=all&q=Kamuro+Tayu&... FOR MORE OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS SEE : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2333729757/ And even a 3-D OIRAN here !!! www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2474742195/ and other related flickr pics with a search of the word OIRAN. Here are some interesting links : gvnet.com/childprostitution/Japan.htm ......and GOD BLESS JAPAN. EXTRA BONUS LINK !!! For a modern-day, popular family festival that was once popular with prostitutes here in Japan, please go here and be enlightened : babibubebo.com/2008/04/07/kanamara-matsuri-festival-of-th...
Japanese child, 1920. I don't normally do cute, but.....
Woman at toilette, photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried, 1860 Prisoner, 1860 photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried Two tattooed men, photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried Pilgrim going up Fujiyama, photographer Kimbei Kusakabe Samurai in armour, photographer Felice Beato Samurai…
This Set contains photos of mostly GEISHA and MAIKO Posing as Bathing Beauties During the Meiji and Taisho eras of Old Japan. For most of the images, the identity of the photographers and models remain UNKNOWN -- a situation common to all categories of old Japanese postcards. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RE-BLOG THE IMAGES (linked back according to Flickr rules), OR USE CREATIVELY FOR ANY MIX n MATCH OF YOUR OWN DESIGN AND IMAGINATION. For those sincerely not aware that modeling for the photographer in "out of character" poses and dress was a legitimate part of a true GEISHA'S life, please read the captions appearing HERE : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/3329199977/ And HERE : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2802613366/in/set-7215... A pretty girl in a bathing suit is something most people don't mind looking at. For those that like pictures of old Japan, but want a short break from looking at Geisha dressed in Kimono, these are for you ! Different, surprising, and even nice, this Flickr set of 53 photographs show Meiji-era MAIKO and GEISHA [GEIKO] stripped of their normal Kimono, and posing in the old Bathing Suit fashions of the day. They are random selections from a set of over 200 sitting around here somewhere. Many of these are nice, and I also have lots that are better. Yeah, I know...I should post a few more. In the meantime, please suffer with these 50. Last year, I decided to scan some of them. I got tired of monkeying with the scanner when it began not cooperating with me, so quit with what you see. I will add more when I have time...someday. Please excuse the spots, specks, and wear of time on most of them. Only a few have had some basic touch-up. Any gross saturation of colors you see is as it was applied 100 years ago. Although I describe this set as MEIJI-ERA (and many/most are), there are several taken in the early years of TAISHO. However, the fashions of late Meiji were the same as the first years of Taisho. NOTE : MOST OF THE PHOTOS ARE NOT RETOUCHED. That is to say THE SPOTS AND DINGS OF TIME HAVE NOT BEEN REMOVED. Further, ALL COLORS ARE OLD AND ORIGINAL, APPLIED OVER 100 YEARS AGO BY JAPANESE COLORISTS AT THE TIME THEY WERE PUBLISHED. The colors were mostly applied by hand through STENCILS, with some having a bit of FREE-HAND brush work. Many of you gals on Flickr who are totally into the MAIKO - GEIKO thing will probably be able to guess (by their apparent ages) just WHO the photographers were hiring for any particular picture here. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the set. I already have my favorites.
Last week, the Science Museum Group (SMG) and the Victoria and Albert Museum announced what they deemed "a historic agreement": 400,000 objects from SMG’s three-million-strong photography collection, held at the National Media Museum in Bradford, England, will be moved to London's V&A.
More pictures scanned from my mother-in-law's photo albums here in Kofu. This group is from my father-in-law's side of the family.
Let me guess which country is on your bucket list: the chances are it’s going to be Japan. The country of the rising sun lures tourists and nomads as one of the most unique destinations, capturing our imagination with attractions from robot restaurants to snake cafes. And then there’s the country’s rich history and unique culture that’s impossible to compete with. Think of martial arts, calligraphy and origami, geishas and tea ceremonies, as well as its popular culture with anime and video games.
The women of the Heian court were highly educated thinkers, artists, and writers who enjoyed a great deal of freedom and exercised considerable power in court life and relationships.
