Cats and Japan

[gothredy]

[museoparticular]

"Dos gatos siameses" (a ca. Bloque de madera en color de los años 1960 impresión en papel) por Sait ō Kiyoshi ( 斎藤 清, 1907 – 1997) un artista s ōsaku-hanga del siglo XX ( 創作版画, impresiones creativas) de Aizubange, Prefectura de Fukushima, Japón

[livelovelaugh-777]

[herssian]

"there is no way you're not using chatgpt for at least a few things here and there no matter your stance on it" what the FUCK are you talking about

[allykatsart]

[japanese-plants]

Lily of the valley by Kawarazaki Shodo (1899-1973)

[victusinveritas]

[wordfather]

idk if this is an usamerican thing or not but it always blows my mind as a small european country resident that yall have many names and types of apples???? what do you mean its not just red yellow or green??? why is it so complicated??? who is granny smith????

[wordfather]

'whats your favorite apple' 'red' 'no i mean like what type' '??????' actual conversatiom i've had with a mutual from usa

[wordfather]

THIRTY TWO??????

[phillyphillyphilly]

Listen that doesn’t even account for all the weird shit local farmers are getting up to.

May I present the best apple:

[wordfather]

the world is so big and beautiful

[victusinveritas]

[euphorictruths]

Long Eared Owl On Bare Tree Branch- Ohara Koson; 1915

[liberalsarecool]

Mamdani is showing the world that the greatest policies are public policies: invest in The People.

[japaneseaesthetics]

A large number of youkai who suddenly appeared in Minamoto no Yorimitsu (19th c). Each one has a humorous face, so please enlarge and look at them. From Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s Minamoto no Yoryokan Douzaku Yokaizu. It is on display until August 23 at “The UKIYO-E 2020” exhibition at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art [text by Ota Memorial Museum of Art]

[nobrashfestivity]

Unknown, A Japanese netsuke of a crouching tiger. Bamboo with inlays, mid to late 19th century CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

[musubiarte]

UPDATE:

The other day I was surfing the internet and I found this specialized painting colour wheel, it shows how real paint colours relate to each other. 

Outside: the purest/brightest colours from the tube.

Inside: naturally muted or earthy colors, like browns and ochres.

The Center: dark neutral tones used for mixing shadows.

The Lines: two equilateral triangles. One shows the triad of primary colors, and the other shows the triad of secondary colors. Triads are traditionally used to create vibrant yet perfectly balanced compositions.

Complementary colors: are those located directly opposite each other on the wheel.

Shadows I:

If you want to achieve rich, dark neutrals, the standard rule is to mix a color with its direct complementary (opposite) tone. However, doing this can often make your shadows look flat or muddy.

Instead of using the exact complementary color, the real trick is to use one of the colors right next to it (either to the left or the right). By doing this, you avoid a dull mix and introduce a beautiful, subtle color bias into your shadow, keeping it clean and full of life. You can see an example of this in the second image.

I want to share this with you because I think it is really illustrative!

Reference: “Quiller Wheel” by Stephen Quiller (👈link)

[thekimonogallery]

These are images from a booklet published in 1568.  It’s based on the idea that disease is caused by various “belly insects” that parasitize the internal organs, requiring acupuncture treatment methods. Most of the belly insects are humorous, which is a mixture of insects, reptiles, and fish. Images and most of text text via Kyushu National Museum, Japan.

[gacougnol]

François Le Diascorn

Mistral soufflant sur un Saule Pleureur

Le Pèrtuis, France

[purr-in-ink]

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Monsieur le Flouf keychain (limited edition) 🐾🤍

[pmamtraveller]

Full Moon by Tao Lengyue