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‘Sitaribai’ This is one my most favourite sarees from the collection. Pictures don’t do it justice. It has been painstakingly hand embroidered with badla work from Lucknow. It takes over 6 months to make one saree, every inch of it is beautifully embellished. To find out more about this piece and see more pics visit my website www.ayushkejriwal.com or what’s app me on 00447840384707. #ayushkejriwal #handmade #badlawork #bollywoodfashion #handmade #handembroidery #weddingsarees https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccte-UlMy6o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Moyō hinagata miyako no nishiki / [henshū Yamanaka Kichirobē] : [volume 1]

Title from label on cover; Title on verso of cover: Hinagata miyako no nishiki; On double leaves, traditional oriental format; An uncommonly good collection of kimonos and obi belts for both women and men, all printed in rich yet delicate colors. The illustrator, to give more “texture” to many of the images, has had the plates lightly embossed. The patterns are unusually sophisticated.

Ōsaka : Yamanaka Kichirobē

1886

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Watson Library copy: William Alexander Smith Fund

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Gonkar Gyatso — Power Lhamo (mixed media on fine art paper, mounted on Dibond panel, 2015)

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1890-1912 Japanese illustration

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Korea's last prince, 이우. Died in 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. (x)

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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima not only took the life of one of the last Korean royals, it incinerated over 20,000 common Koreans, many of them forced laborers, at the hands of their enemy’s enemy, who not only did not distinguish between civilians and soldiers but refused to distinguish between the Japanese and their victims.

After the war, the few Korean survivors went unrecognised as victims of this atrocity, because they were not Japanese nationals, and neither they nor their offspring, many of whom suffered severe congenital malformations from the radiation poisoning, received compensation or adequate medical treatment.

They were thus triply victimized. First by the Japanese, who enslaved them. Second, by the Americans who exploded an atomic bomb over them indiscriminately. Third, by the world, for refusing to recognize them as victims of an atrocious crime against humanity. Even today, I’m surprised about how few people realise that so many Koreans were killed at Hiroshima (and Nagasaki).

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Maa Kali Ganesh Puja 1960’s calendar artwork Bengal style (via chitravali.com)

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Cooling effect for this vintage outfit, which brings to mind a hot summer day by a cool pond with croaking froggies (so cute!).

In Japan, frogs are auspcious animals, as their name (kaeru) also can mean “to return” hence asking for all good things to keep coming back. That’s why nowadays, it’s not unusual for people to keep a frog talisman in their wallets for financial luck ;)