Yoriko Murayama

japanese

woven textile work

sericin silk, abaca

plain weaving, ikat

image via yorikomurayama.com

Yamamoto Masao

fish?

More Yamamoto Masao

yamamoto masao
japanese
cat & dog
: )

Yamamoto Masao

yamamoto masao

japanese

photographs

Charles Lang Freer

japanese satsuma ware

edo period, 18th century

decoration attributed to kano tangen

-collected by charles lang freer-

in his inventory notes, freer described the scenes depicted on these pots as 'whistlerian'

images from freer|sackler

adopt-a-pot

in

The Peacock Room Comes to America

clever

Haiku

'the grebe

when it becomes lonely

dives into the water'-hino sojo

'the water fowl

lays its beak on its breast

and sleeps as it floats'-ginko

image via the guardian via the trustees of the british museum

anonymous

grebe on the water with irises, early 19th century

ink and colours on paper

-i love the writing in the upper right-

Haiku and Netsuke

'even the rabbit
droops one of her ears-
midsummer heat!'-akutagawa ryunosuke

-'in a new book from the british museum exploring the form's long tradition of focus on animals,
haiku from some of the greatest exponents-basho, buson and issa-sit alongside exquisite prints of the creatures they describe'-the guardian

image via the guardian via the trustees of the british museum

kawamura bunpo
rabbits (detail), circa 1807
from Handscroll of Japanese Subjects
ink and colours on paper

......rabbits, japanese...this reminds me......

edmund de waal's

the hare with amber eyes

a hidden inheritance

-centers around a collection of netsuke-

-scheduled to speak about his new book at the jewish museum in new york in september-

image here

Chawan-Japanese Edo Period, 17th Century

another chawan

with tiny gold lacquer repair

just because i think they are so beautiful

sold at christie's

Chawan

japanese

edo period

chawan

gold lacquer repair

-i love that care was taken to restore everyday items-

...enhancing their beauty and making them more desirable...

image from christie's