My friend and I travelled down the highway from Melbourne to Geelong especially to see this National Gallery of Australia touring exhibition – and my god, was it worth the journey! I have always loved woodcuts and the Art Deco era so it was a great pleasure to see the work of two ver...
Because the generational records, as well as the Sozen Seal that served as the symbol for each generation were lost in the Great Tenmei Fire, details and records pertaining to Ryozen's predecessors are less clear. In the generations following Ryozen, the seals used were original, and became ...
always sharing in the joys and sorrows of the people, and showing compassion through his own bearing. I pledge hereby that I shall act according to the Constitution and fulfill my responsibility as the symbol of
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 1978Brandon, Reiko Mochinaga Country Textiles of Japan Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1986Brandon, Reiko Mochinaga & Barbara B. Stephan Spirit and Symbol: The Japanese New Year Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1994Brau...
The Kanji alphabet is an exception to the rule that each sound is represented by one symbol. Therefore, depending on the context, the Kanji symbols can change their meaning. 月 can mean “moon” or “month” and can be read asGetsuorTsuki. ...
The symbol later evolved into the yokai supernatural folkloric proportions that we know today. What was the origin of the tsuchigumo clan and where did the spider people come from? These clans were found from Yamato Katsuragi to the easternmost parts of Japan, and were associated with mounds ...
When her flowers bloom, she gives a flower to his father as a symbol of her family's hope. The watercolors of the illustrations seem to express Japanese Americans' feelings. Some of the illustrations give a warm image of family. Others reflect the atmosphere of the internment camp, trailer ...
Alone Euryalos stood up to face him, a godlike man, son of lord Mekisteus of the seed of Talaos; of him who came once to Thebes and the tomb of Oidipous after his downfall, and there in boxing defeated all the Kadmeians. The spear-famed son of Tydeus was his second, and...
The small artisanal salt farms still found today on the shores of Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture stand as a symbol of the co-evolution of human societies and their environment in the context of the extraction and use of salt as a fundamental marine resource. Salt production in Noto date...
Holding gold coins; symbol for money ㊎ written on his ledger. Chōshu Tanuki 長寿 (Long-Life Tanuki). Stands outside onsen entrance; wash basin atop its head. TANUKI ATTRIBUTES (Traditional) WHAT’S HERELeaf, Umbrella, Straw HatSake Flask (Tokkuri)Hachi Symbol on FlaskPromissory NoteBig ...