The Spinning Wheel - Kuniyoshi (1843)
From the series Instructive Reference index of all sorts of Proverbs
elkaclomp: The Spinning Wheel - Kuniyoshi (1843)From the...
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floating-world-pictures: Ito Jakutu, Vegetable Parinirvana, c....
Ito Jakutu, Vegetable Parinirvana, c. 1780
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, Kyoto National Museum
Parinirvana refers to the death of the Buddha, here represented by a reclining white daikon raddish with various fruit and veggie bodhisattvas and Queen Maya (the Buddha’s mother) as a quince descending from the heavens. This painting perfectly captures the irreverence, at once humorous and profound, of eighteenth century Japanese Zen art.
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just-asian-art: Four jars Japan Yayoi period, 300 BCE-552...
Four jars
Japan
Yayoi period, 300 BCE-552 CE
Earthenware
All pictures taken from the Asian Art Museum website.
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jeannepompadour: The poetress Murasaki Shikibu with a poem...
The poetress Murasaki Shikibu with a poem about the moon at midnight Katsukawa Shunshō ,c.1775
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jeannepompadour: Yamato Takeru dressed as a maidservant,...
Yamato Takeru dressed as a maidservant, preparing to kill the Kumaso leaders.Woodblock print on paper by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886
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kachusca: Kunisada Utagawa (1786 - 1863), “Sumo”
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just-asian-art: Qi Bai Shih Shrimp China 1957 Ink and wash...
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solipsistictendencies: Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan),...
Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan), Kamakura period (1185–1333), 14th century
Unidentified artist
Kyoto, Japan
Hanging scroll; ink, gold, and color on silk; 79 x 74 1/4 in. (200.7 x 188.6 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1912In paintings of the Buddha’s nirvana, his passing from earthly life to the ultimate goal of an enlightened being, essential tenets of Buddhism are explicit: release from the bonds of existence through negation of desires that cause intrinsic suffering. The large, golden body of Shaka (Shakyamuni) faces west in a final trance after a long life of teaching. Those witnessing the Buddha’s passing from earthly life reveal their own imperfect level of understanding in the extent of their grief. Bodhisattvas, who have achieved the spiritual enlightenment of Buddhahood, show a solemn serenity not shared by the lesser beings. Except for the Bodhisattva Jizo, who appears as a monk holding a jewel near the center of the bier, these deities are depicted in princely raiment, with jeweled crowns, flowing scarves, and necklaces covering their golden bodies. Disciples with shaved heads who wear patched robes like the Buddha’s weep bitterly, as do the multilimbed Hindu deities and guardians who have been converted to his teaching. Men and women of every class, joined by about thirty animals, grieve in their imperfect understanding of the Buddhist ideal. Even the blossoms of the sala trees change hue. From the upper right, Queen Maya, mother of the dying prince, descends, weeping.
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guildofstluke: Skeleton, 19th century
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historyartfashion: The featured Japanese style art is by the...
The featured Japanese style art is by the Japanese-American artist Roger Schimomura, a diary print from his Minidoka Series #3. The image uses a cropped frame, and dark contour lines for detail, to illustrate the artist’s self as a child with him mother and grandmother, who is pictured in the foreground. The shoe design sketch is by Nick Adelman, from his blog the Yung Vermeer. Adelman created the design as a summation of the color palette, elements, materials, and subject matter of Japanese art. The shoe, like the piece by Schimomura, features a woman in Japanese dress and a far-off landscape. Like other Asian Art work pieces, the shoe design also features a blossomed branch, mountains, and the moon, which were typical motifs of the stylistic period.
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lesajevi: Source
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asakajou: Because these Yukki onna are gorgeous…
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akai-anna: Double Dragon by LM.C
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viridi-luscus-monstrum: Chinese sneezer.Kaikidan Ekotoba...
Chinese sneezer.
Kaikidan Ekotoba scrolls, Fukuoka City Museum.This creature resembles a half-naked, cold-ridden Chinese man and is thought to be a caricature of China, which had fallen prey to Western colonial powers.
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hideogosha: Hiroshi Hirakawa
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xanax-nation: Yaunari Ikenaga
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nayrael: A panel from Ryuji’s romantic spin-off ;P ERMMMM EWWW...
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Hihi Clan
Hihi Clan:
outofnature; I don’t know why the picture is not showing, but here is Shoei, from Nurarihyon no Mago. Everything is a work in progress, but he’s ready to RP with anyone!
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museeguimet: Les Cent poèmes de cent poètes expliqués par la...
Les Cent poèmes de cent poètes expliqués par la nourrice Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki
Sarumaru Daiyû Oeuvre de Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) 1835 Impression polychrome (Nishiki-e), format ôban,Editeur: Iseya Sanjirô Cachet de censure : kiwame
Signature: Zen Hokusai Manji,
Legs Isaac de Camondo, 1911 - EO 3289© Dalbera
Section Japon du musée Guimet
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