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

Islamic Architecture

the glory of the sultans

islamic architecture in india

by

yves porter, gerard degeorge

is

a

beautiful book

on

muslim architecture

in india

-spanning eight centuries-

-seems an interesting read for those more erudite than i

but

will enjoy flipping through and looking at the pretty pictures-

sigh

*wonder if the architect of the metropolitan opera house

(lincoln center)

had

seen

the asar mahal in bijapur*

image from barnes & noble

Cy Twombly Book

*my christmas present from david*

cy twombly: the natural world,

selected works, 2000-2007

art institute of chicago

a lovely hardcover featuring more than thirty works

-published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title

organized and shown at the art institute of chicago from

may to september of 2009-

image from amazon

oh my goodness

exhibits currently on view at the art institute of chicago

that i wish i could see

include

james castle: a retrospective

-i am putting this catalogue on my list-

deft hands, discerning eyes: chinese and korean ceramics from the harry b. and bessie k. braude memorial collection

-describes many of the works as diminutive in scale-

elemental beauty: japanese shigaraki ceramics

A Blog to Follow

my milk toof by inhae

follow the adventures of lardee and ickle

i came upon this blog shortly after reading kafka's blumfeld, an elderly bachelor

-ironically the first and only book by kafka i've ever read-

(available at artbook.com)

these sweet and polite little teeth seem more welcome than blumfeld's two plastic bouncing balls

image from my milk toof