Beside the signature is the seal shita-uri, “low sale” meaning it was sold “under the counter” due to censorship laws prevalent at the time. This is the very rare first edition with the carver’s seal Hori Take, Yokokawa Takejiro, to the right of the publisher’s seal on the ...
This was a time of clans called氏族(しぞく). These clans were made up of people bound by blood, marriage, or ancestry, and they defined who you were. Clan names were family names called氏(うじ), which stemmed from occupation or region, or were given by the Emperor. Some examples incl...
Meaning “a thousand generations,” this Japanese name is a great option for your daughter. Especially if your family contains Japanese roots. It is a very special and meaningful name for a baby girl. The short form of this name, Chiyo, also means “a thousand generations” as well as “...
(or religious), the function of explaining physical phenomena and the origin of toponyms and names. The key function of myths, in his opinion, is precisely the political one, since the narrative of myths is built around the divine descendants of the emperor. The purpose of the myths was to...
(Watashi wa Tanaka-san no shōtai o kotowatta.)I turned down Mr. Tanaka’s invitation. The most common meaning of 断る (kotowaru) is “to decline” or “to refuse.” Let’s take a look at more examples of how 断る (kotowaru) is used naturally in Japanese. Examples: 1. 友達と映画...
Ford at the New York Met: "Originally a blood-sucking man-eating demoness, Dakiniten was converted by the Vairocana (Dainichi) Buddha into a powerful life-engendering deity. In the complex interaction of Buddhism, Shinto, and Taoist yin-yang practices in medieval Japan, this icon embodied ...
1851. Beside the signature is the seal shita-uri, “low sale” meaning it was sold “under the counter” due to censorship laws prevalent at the time. This is the very rare first edition with the carver’s seal Hori Take, Yokokawa Takejiro, to the right of the publisher’s seal on ...
1851. Beside the signature is the seal shita-uri, “low sale” meaning it was sold “under the counter” due to censorship laws prevalent at the time. This is the very rare first edition with the carver’s seal Hori Take, Yokokawa Takejiro, to the right of the publisher’s seal on ...
names Spowers and Syme to their knowledge of ground-breaking women artists from the era including Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor, Dorrit Black and Grace Cossington Smith. ‘Spowers and Syme are often overlooked in Australian art history, yet during the 1930s they were recognised by peers as bei...
meaning of words, but it's really hard to put them together so it makes sense...hmm tolstoyedfrom the ocean on 2004-11-26 17:13 [#01406791] Points:50073Status:Moderator|Followup toDrunken Mastah:#01406776 chinese is even harder i hear...although you seem to be good ...