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[anerea-lantiria]

Middle Kingdom LoTR by Leia Ham

[captainjoongki]

what if you were an orphan living with buddhist MONKS and suddenly the literal king of the nation shows up and KIDNAPS you because you can see GHOSTS and says you gotta save my bloodline from a demonic curse and then sends his literal daughter the shunned PRINCESS to watch over you and you literally could not care less but you're a good person so you travel to spirit dimensions to save the royal family while the princess' BELL ties your soul to hers so she can summon you back to reality and save your SOUL from spirit demons and creatures and now you guys are some ghostbuster spirit hunting duo in the span of 4 business days

[warmday]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRIMSON RAIN SOUGHT FLOWER

[id: six gifs from ‘heaven official’s blessing’, in red and black, centred around hua cheng. they show: him in side profile with a smirk, a butterfly flying through the frame, hua cheng from far away surrounded by lights blinking in then fading away, from behind running towards a temple in the rain, a flower being rained on with blood, and a close up of him opening his eye. /end id]

[yuhuanmao]

ဗာလည်ကွေး/balanykwe 

ဗာလည်ကွေး/balanykwe was an armor that was worn in the area around the front of the shoulders to secure the tunic underneath for the armies of different countries: Burmese, Mon, Thai and Shan. Its exact origins are unsure.

This post focuses more basing on the information from Burmese sources of which I found. The pronunciation, according to the Burmese wiki: (balanykwe:) Its also called as ပါလည်ကွေး. The last two words လည်ကွေး means neckwear while the first word ဗာ could have been added from the Mon language. The usage of such amor made with leather were in Burmese armies from the Pinya Period (14th century) to the Konbaung Era(last dynasty).

These are statues of King Saw Yun of Sagaing Kingdom(which was roughly around the same time as the Pinya Kingdom), King Bayinnaung from Toungoo Empire. The Balanykwe was made with leather and was used as a protection until ammunition began to be used in battlefield as the Balanykwe wasn't able to protect the person from bullets. It didn't stop the usage though. There are depictions and photos of generals wearing the Blanykwe into the Konbaung period, long after ammunition were introduced to warfare in Burma. A noted difference of such Balanykwe in Burma was that it had more 'spike' wings compared to its other counterparts and were more extravagant. For example, in the thai variant of the same piece, there are not as much multiple wings.

In addition to warfare, it was long used by burmese royals as part of the states robes for both men and women. It was especially used by both queens and princesses in the Konbaung Dynasty.

Worn by Burmese Princesses

And notably by Supayalat(last chief queen consort of Burma, queen to her half-brother Thibaw). In addition to the Burmese, it was also worn by the Shan Sawbwas in a similar style.

Additionally, it became a part of Burmese theatrical costumes.

Likewise, it also appears on Burmese Traditional Marionettes.

[atlaculture]

Huge thanks to @yuhuanmao for this research! English-language information on Southeast Asian historical fashion is really hard to come by, especially for Burmese culture! Absolutely amazing work in compiling this many image references for the Burmese shoulder piece.

Seems we finally found a name for this accessory and it's balanykwe (ဗာလည်ကွေး).

[ioiolitae]

lately i hate the way you're making me think

[bluepicmi]

Miss Erika Furudo

[simikae]

happy umineko day! here’s to remembering a splendid rose…

[gaydinosaurrr]

I felt inclined to make this

[dingyuxi]

LOVE IN THE CLOUDS 入青云 (2025) dir. Peng Xuejun, Zhi Zhu

[shinywoopers]

My beloved hometown, the sweetfish river running through it. You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream and seek the key.

If you follow the river downstream, you will find a village. In the village, look for the shore the two will tell you of. There sleeps the key to the Golden Land.

He who lays hand upon the key shall travel under the rules below.

At the first twilight, you shall lift up as sacrifice the six chosen by the key. At the second twilight, the surviving shall tear apart the two who are close. At the third twilight, the surviving shall praise my honorable name on high. At the fourth twilight, gouge the head and kill. At the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill. At the sixth twilight, gouge the stomach and kill. At the seventh twilight, gouge the knee and kill. At the eighth twilight, gouge the leg and kill. At the ninth twilight, the Witch shall be revived and none shall be left alive. At the tenth twilight, the journey shall end and you should reach the village of gold.

The Witch will praise the wise, and should bestow four treasures. One shall be, all the gold from the Golden Land. One shall be, the resurrection of the souls of all the dead. One shall be, even the resurrection of the lost love. One shall be, to put the Witch to sleep for all time.

Sleep peacefully, my most beloved witch, Beatrice.

[judgment-of-corruption]

This is your daily reminder that The Dress doesn't even fit Sayo and that it's the very Dress her mother died in. Have a great day :)

[judgment-of-corruption]

Something something the Dress isn't about who's wearing it its about what it represents to Kinzo. Hence why it has the largest crest of them all. Because those who wear it are nothing but chained to him and the name Ushiromiya

[judgment-of-corruption]

You thought you were your own person? Wrong. You are now Beatrice. Forever. Not of your own choice but because he has decided its who you must be. You have to live with this and now with a new name that is your true real name. You have no choice. You aren't given a choice. You are shakled and in this heavy gown forever.

[natsuhi-did-nothing-wrong]

God. Ronove is furniture and Virgilia is a witch

It’s how Sayo thought of them, but also how they thought of themselves. Genji viewed himself as an extension of Kinzo. Kumasawa viewed herself as someone using magic to bring joy and teach others. Kumasawa viewed herself as having much more power than she had in reality. Genji viewed himself as having much less power than he had in reality

[broccol-i]

magic

[notalicorn]

In 1998, Ange may be 18, but she's still a child waiting for her family to come back. Even living a new life, Tohya is still haunted by the memories of Battler on that fateful day on Rokkenjima.

The catbox remains closed for eternity. That also means that the survivors cannot move from October 5, 1983.

[mikash91]

Just finished Umineko and the main thing that's burning a hole in my brain is the parallels Willard & Lion have with Tohya & Ikuko, basically being their magic counterparts, and thus implying Ikuko is Sayo's second shot at happy life.

[daydreamycrustacean]

[dawn-in-the--adan]

umineko no naku koro ni portraits