Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Usami Suruga no kami Sadayuki, mounted on a black horse, deflects a flying sword with the shaft of his spear.
Print artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
Published by Sumiyoshiya Masugoro.
1848 (circa)
The British Museum
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Usami Suruga no kami Sadayuki,...
Since you’re posting japanese art. I wanna share some japanese traditional music that could...
Since you’re posting japanese art. I wanna share some japanese traditional music that could suit the art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JytcaTN88-g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8LojH3rFw0&feature=fvwrel
Suzuchi Hida-no-kami Shigeyuki crouching in long grass; smoke...
Suzuchi Hida-no-kami Shigeyuki crouching in long grass; smoke issuing from his discharged rifle.
Print artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
Published by Yamamotoya Heikichi (山本屋平吉)
1848-1850
The British Museum
Jirí Jíru Swingin
Jirí Jíru Swinging grannies - Slovakia, 1966 From “Poetry of Totalitarian Regime”, Prague, 1991
Дракончик
The south fountain at Witley Court, Worcestershire, the seat of the Earl of Dudley. (1862)
Nanko Akasaka Rojo no zuMade by Katsukawa Shuntei.1770-1820...
Nanko Akasaka Rojo no zu
Made by Katsukawa Shuntei.
1770-1820 (artist)
The British Museum
Мужские чулки 1660 года.
Before the introduction of knitting to England in the 15th century, all hose were made from woven fabrics, either linen or wool. By the beginning of the 17th century knitted stockings were the most popular form of hose, but the cut versions like this example continued to be worn.
The stocking has been cut to follow the shape of the leg as closely as possible to prevent sagging. Cut hose were often worn under knitted silk hose, but the embroidered edgings in green silk meant that this one could also be worn on its own.
Sokushinbutsu
Sokushinbutsu - Buddhist ritualistic self-mummification - For 1000 days the priests would eat a special diet of nuts and seeds, while taking part in rigorous physical activity that stripped them of body fat. They ate only bark and roots for another 1000 days & drank poisonous tea made from the Urushi tree. This caused vomiting & a rapid loss of bodily fluids & made the body poisonous to maggots. The monk would then lock himself in a stone tomb where he would not move from the lotus position.
Lead sling shot bullet; almond shape; Greek inscription on both...
Lead sling shot bullet; almond shape; Greek inscription on both sides.
Inscription Translation: Of the army of Kamiros
The British Museum
Yusho Arakawa Izu-no-kami 勇將荒川伊豆守 (Heroic General Arakawa...
Yusho Arakawa Izu-no-kami 勇將荒川伊豆守 (Heroic General Arakawa Izu-no-kami)
Kawanakajima hyaku yusho sen no uchi 川中嶌百勇將戦之内 (One Hundred Heroic Generals in Battle at Kawanakajima, Shinano Province)
Published by Kazusaya Iwazo
Print artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)
Published in Edo
1845-1846
The British Museum
Friday, August 10, 2012
thestuartkings: The Great Fire of London, 1666. Oil on...
The Great Fire of London, 1666. Oil on canvas
This painting derives from an original by Jan Griffier the Elder (c. 1645/52-1718), it is not dated or signed. The Great Fire of London started in a baker’s shop in Pudding Lane in the early hours of of Sunday 2 September 1666 and raged for the next four days destroying four-fiths of the city walls. This painting depicts the cataclysmic scale of the disaster.
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