J.L.M.

Italy / 21

[crimson-femme]

Butch-Femme couple, circa 1950s, seen in Before Stonewall (1984)

[k1tsuune]

tokyo babylon by CLAMP (1990-1993)

[lanada]

Chōu Ōta | Vaccination 1934

Ink and color on paper | 199.5 x 119 cm

Kyoto Municipal Art Museum, Japan.

[tanuki-kimono]

Great example of antique 3 pieces bridal ensemble (matching black, red and white kimono) called 三枚襲 sanmai-gasane or 三つ襲 mitsu-gasane, which could then be worn by well-off brides:

[pekorosu]

Interview Translation

Taken from “Akimi Yoshida A to Z: Special Talks and Interviews” pg. 45–54

The World of Yoshida Akimi

From the magazine “Queer Japan” which discusses matters of sexuality and gender.

An interview held by author Fushimi Noriaki is included in this special feature: “The Sexuality of Expression.”

Here, Yoshida Akimi’s works are examined from a different perspective thus far.

(Yoshida Akimi’s “Yasha” was in the middle of serialization in the year 2000)

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First publication: 2000, “Queer Japan” Vol. 2 (Keiso Shobo)

Keep reading

[pekorosu]

so! i’ve discovered that this version of the interview is actually incomplete. idk if the complete one is in the other yoshida akimi book that i don’t own, and well, i don’t have the guts or the cash to get a copy of the original magazine either. if anyone out there has the full version, it would be sweet if you could share it :)

anyway, here are snippets that i found on someone’s blog. bless their heart for sharing.

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[pekorosu]

Interview Translation

Taken from “Akimi Yoshida A to Z: Special Talks and Interviews” pg. 45–54

The World of Yoshida Akimi

From the magazine “Queer Japan” which discusses matters of sexuality and gender.

An interview held by author Fushimi Noriaki is included in this special feature: “The Sexuality of Expression.”

Here, Yoshida Akimi’s works are examined from a different perspective thus far.

(Yoshida Akimi’s “Yasha” was in the middle of serialization in the year 2000)

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First publication: 2000, “Queer Japan” Vol. 2 (Keiso Shobo)

Continua a leggere

[yesterdaysprint]

Phyllis and Zena Dare having tea, 1907

[pepperspoppies]

Cardcaptor Sakura PS2 game gif 🌸

[principessaquasi-blog]

[tenthavenuefreezeout]

John Erdman and Gary Schneider 1986 by Peter Hujar

[diemelusine]

Les Parisiennes (1873) by Giovanni Boldini. Private collection.

[quoththesufjan]

“I tried to make sense of my own suffering and I found myself reducing my experience to metaphor. To unravel some interpretation to the events. As a survival mechanism we motivate ourselves to a meaningful narrative to make sense of it. And I think that ultimately this analysis provides a sense of justice. That there is hope, that there is a measure of dignity to what we may encounter as chance or fate or misfortune. We want to make sense of it and want to reduce it to a sense of metaphor. But as I’ve gotten older I think I’ve made an attempt to reduce metaphorical clutter in my life to see things as they really are without platitude. And sometimes suffering is just suffering. It’s just an accident of fate.”

— Sufjan Stevens (Interview for Radio New Zealand)

[odetopictorialism]

Lumière autochrome plates (c.1907-1915)

[fraternoviril]

Bernie Fuchs (1932-2009) - The Festive Spirit of Mardi Gras, 1959.

Photo: https://www.tumblr.com/airofsolitude

[rovbookshelf]

The Rose of Versailles: Andre and Oscar Snow Troupe 1989

Poster and program photos

Cast

Andre: Mori Keaki

Oscar: Ichiro Maki

Rosalie: Ayu Yuuki

Fersen: Asaji Saki, Shion Yuu, Asaka Jun

[okkottsus]

劇場版カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (2000)

[questcequecestqueca]

Clarence Arthur Seyler. Mildred 1915. Autochrome.