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Sahomi Tachibana performs on stage at the Topaz, Utah, internment camp in 1944.

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Kennin-ji Temple Masters Project

by Speake-Marin

An ornate timepiece inspired by the historic Kennin-ji Zen Buddhist Temple in Kyoto, Japan. To commemorate the temple’s 800th anniversary in 2012, the Dharma Hall was enhanced by a dramatic painting of two dragons on the ceiling by artist Koizumi Junsaku. To honor and convey the power of the monumental artwork, a multi-national Swiss-based team of four Masters was commissioned by an experienced collector to scale down the same painting to wristwatch proportions.

Speake-Marin said:

This is the most extraordinary engraving project I’ve ever been involved with due to the complexity of the subject (two dragons instead of one), the incredible detail of the engravings and the fact that it isn’t just one component that’s engraved, but the designs cover practically the whole watch.

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Noh actors, Japan, ca. 1880

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A girl in Kimono early spring flowers picture

今日は娘のお正月明け最初のお茶のお稽古だったのでお正月らしい絵柄の帯を選んでみました。紅白の梅です。

こういう控えめな花の絵柄が大好きでほかにも可愛い鳥の絵なども美しくてそんな絵や柄の着物や帯を見ているだけでとても幸せな気持ちになれます。

この帯もお気に入りの一本なのですが古い帯なので大切に使っていきたいと思います。

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June 2015: maiko Fukunae by Aleksandria Perez Grabow on Flickr

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Kitano Tsunetomi 北野恒富 (1880-1947)

Girl wearing a kimono with Kabuki pattern 歌舞伎模様和服を着た女性 - (poster for the Sake brewing company Kiku Masamune 菊正宗) - Japan - 1913

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Woman at Akashi-chô, 1931, Harvard Museum

Kiyokata Kaburagi (Kiyokata Kaburaki)

Biography from Wiki: “Kiyokata Kaburagi (鏑木清方 Kaburagi Kiyokata, August 31, 1878 – March 2, 1972) was the pseudonym of a Nihonga artist and the leading master of the “bijinga” genre in Taishō and Showa period Japan. His real name was Kaburagi Kenichi. Incidentally, although his name is universally transliterated as “Kaburagi” by western sources (and many Japanese sources), Kaburagi himself used the pronunciation “Kaburaki”.

He was born in Kanda district of Tokyo to an affluent and literate family. His father was the founder and president of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun newspaper, and a writer of popular novels. In 1891, young Kaburagi was sent to become a disciple of ukiyo-e artists Mizuno Toshikata and Taiso Yoshitoshi when he was 13 years old. His first job was as an illustrator for Yamato Shinbun, a Tokyo newspaper founded by his father. When he was sixteen, his father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home.

Kaburagi initially made his living as an illustrator, producing frontispieces called kuchi-e, illustrating the titles of popular novels. His works were highly praised by noted author Kyōka Izumi, who insisted that his novels be illustrated by Kaburagi. However, Kaburagi’s first and foremost interest was in painting. In 1901, he helped create the Ugokai (烏合会), an art group dedicated to reviving and popularizing the bijin-ga (images of beautiful women) genre. When the government-sponsored Bunten exhibitions were started in 1907, Kaburagi began to paint full time, winning

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Here are some photos from this article [source] presenting several examples of stunning Kabuki costumes. I wish I could time travel back to 2012 and actually see the exhibition!