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~Mononoke Merch~

Enamel Pin by NoNo

Wood Pin by JamDiArt

Sticker by zer0bandit

Washi Tape by Lanthanoid

Twin Acrylic Charms by Rinian Art

Double Sided Fan Charm by KSwainArt

Pencil Case by paramonos

Pillow Case by Zelas

Acrylic Kusu Charm by Swommie

Acrylic Hyper Charm by YlliaArt

Items may be subject to limited availability, please lmk if they are sold out and I'll edit this post

All images here are copyright the original artists

#Merch #Lmk if you know of something I ought to add and I'll make another post!#All items are sold by the original artists #kusuriuri #Hyper

tanuki-kimono

Eye-catching vintage kimono with wiggly lines reminding me of winding roots or smoke tendrils. The golden and pink accents nicely make them pop, I LOVE this design!

thekimonogallery

Painted furisode. Last quarter, 20th century (1975-2000), Japan. A white rinzu (damask) furisode featuring “ume” (plum blossom) motifs. The damask woven background is of flower and butterfly motifs, while the foreground with it’s plum branches and blossoms are painted with yuzen and pigment dyes by talented artists. 50” from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 62” height. The kimono Gallery

japaneseaesthetics

Japanese wooden lion and guardian dog. Dated 1315. Height: 56 cm and 60 cm. Photo: Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art (Kyoto, Japan).

wonderlartcafe

Matsuura Shiori

jareckiworld

Chiaki Shuji — Gravitation (watercolor on handmade paper, 2008)

shoku-and-awe

More pictures from the chirimen exhibit! A very summery display of morning glories and hydrangeas, plus cicadas (for @gachimushi), some froggy absolute units, and assorted vegetables.

#once many moons ago #i found pictures of a mononoke themes chirimen mobile #tiny box nue daruma etc the works #it was delightful

tanuki-kimono

Lovely article+illustrations by Kimono Ichiba (via Tanpopo <3), overviewing famous "scary"patterns... which are in fact often auspicious as traditional Japanese patterns ;)

I believe I have them all on the blog somewhere but it's nice having them in one place so let's go!

Spiderwebs (kumo no su)

In ancient China, spider were seen as auspicious messengers connecting Heaven to Earth.

As the spider catches its prey in its web, spiderweb came to signify "grasping happiness".

Apparently during Edo period, prostitutes and geisha used spiderweb patterned items as a good luck charm (meaning something like "this customer will come back").

A very famous spiderweb depiction is the Lady Rokujo ukiyoe [焔 honô (the flame of passion)] by female artist Uemura Shoen. Wisteria caught in the web could mean ``I hope [Prince Genji] will come tonight'' which is pretty sad considering her story T_T

Skulls (dokuro)

Exact name for human remains pattern is "nozarashi" (lit. "weather beaten") ie bones scattered in a field. This depicts a corpse turned to bones/unveiled from its grave by the elements.

Skulls are thought to ward off evil and bad luck. Bones can also symbolize a do-or-die spirit, or hope for rebirth after death.

OP stresses a theory linking bones pattern to a buddhist saying 色即是空 shikisokuzekū "form is emptiness, matter is void, all is vanity". An interpetation is that we'll all turn to dust one day so we're all equal.

Bones patterns are often seen during Obon (Festival of the dead) season.

Monsters, ogres and ghosts (yôkai / oni / yûrei)

Monsters patterns were then worn to ward off bad luck and evil spirits. Reasoning is: let's repel scary things by wearing an even scarier monster!

Fearsome monsters were especially use by people with dangerous jobs, like Edo period firemen.

Firemen often had the lining of their heavy fire attire (火事装束 kajishouzoku) embelished with lavish designs of brave heroes and fantastic monsters. It was both a talisman and a way to show that they did not fear danger or death.

Another reason behing monsters patterns is the Edo period love for "scary" entertainements, be it ghost stories, parlor or other types of games, art (see for ex. Utagawa Kuniyoshi), etc. And Edo city dwellers were all about being fashionable so a monster pattern would have been considered quite iki!

tanuki-kimono

Reblogging for spooky summer season ;)

artschoolglasses

The Ghost of Okiku at Sarayashiki, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890

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Titles: Princess Yaegaki following the Foxfires in a Scene from the Play Nijūshikō (Nijūshikō kitsunebi no zu)

From the series: Thirty-six supernatural beings in new forms (Shingata sanjūrokkaisen)

Date: 1892

Artists: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Sasaki Toyokichi; 1-banchi 1-chōme Owarichō, Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo

Medium: Color woodcut

Dimensions: Sheet (ōban tate-e approximately): 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (39.4 × 26.7 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Purchased with funds contributed by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 1989

Accession Number: 1989-47-627

Geography: Made in Japan, Asia

Context: Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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meninkimono

A fun color shift of a fairly straight-forward menswear coord (usually this would be seen in indigo). Eagle eyes may spot that he is wearing a woman's summer kimono and women's hanhaba obi over a men's juban, but it all works. The shorter sleeve length exposing more of his forearm looks very retro indeed.

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japaneseaesthetics

Utagawa Hiroshige’s Horikiri Iris Garden, 1857

thekimonogallery

Kimono. Taisho period (1912-1926), Japan. A bold silk kimono featuring origami crane bird motifs. 46" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 57" height. The Kimono Gallery