[bijoux-et-mineraux]

Ammolite (Placenticeras sp., Cretaceous) -  Bearpaw Formation. Southern Alberta, Canada

[fuyonggu]

I feel like a lot of people get this mixed up, so: early Chinese emperors were not known as, and did not refer to themselves by, their posthumous titles during their lifetimes. Sima Yan was never Emperor Wu during his life, just “the Emperor”. Same with Sima Zhong/Emperor Hui, etc. The titles were necessarily posthumous because they were decided by the court officials as a summary of the kind of reign that Emperor had presided over.

(The exception to this is Qin Shihuang, who felt that this sort of posthumous commentary was ridiculous, “ministers judging their sovereigns and sons judging their fathers” instead of the other way around. Thus he declared that it would be much more proper and straightforward to call him the First Emperor. Then his heir would be the Second Emperor, the one after that the Third Emperor, and so on until the Ten Thousandth Emperor. But this system was abandoned after the Qin dynasty fell.)

[fouryearsofshades]

A sachet for duanwu festival (double fifth festival) by 王的手创 , featuring the Five Poisonous Creatures. The toad is the main body, while the centipedes, venomous snakes, scorpions, and geckos could be found attached to its body. 

The coins are the Five Emperor Brass Coins, which suppose to ward off evils, protect the families and absorb wealth.

[targetedknowledge]

[daily-dose-of-insects]

These are leaf cutter ants! They harvest leaves to take back to their nest. They don’t eat the leaves but instead feed it to a fungus they tend to and eat. These guys are farmers and the leaves are fertilizer. Such fascinating little creatures!

[fakerubberman]

I came prepared baby, brought a ring too

[sanatorium-industries]

[kayderrart]

Kagrenac sketches (for no reason)

Trying to reveal his character, to me he is extra smart and kinda pretentious (like Sil) and I'd like them to be friends tbh.

Yes, I gave him long sleeves and long curly hair (but not too long), don't ask me why

Still testing his appearance, it is not final

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

How to make traditional Chinese portable lighter huozhezi (cr 扇子有画)

[buried-in-stardust]

Dressing as a flying apsara (飞天)

[blumineck]

We’re 1 week in, and ridiculous armour shenanigans are 40% funded, which is awesome! Massive thanks to everyone who’s donated so far!

The Bluminarmour Project

Blumineck is raising money for a suit of fitted historical plate armour for both fun and serious historical and fantasy testing.

[blumineck]

Let me axe you something…

Would you like to see me test stuff like this in armour (Including the pole)? Or learn how it was made and fitted? Please help fund the Bluminarmour project if you can!

[maigeiko]

Thank you. If Yuzawa did not have Kyoto style maiko then how do you think their maiko and geiko would look? I think they would still look like Kyoto maiko and geiko because mostly maiko and geiko from past look similiar to each other in very old photos.

There is this picture and I'm quite sure on the left it's a Maiko. The photo is probably from the earliest years of the Taishô era. Overall style of dress and photography looks like "Meiji" to me, but the caption says the lady on the left was named Rôra ローラ and came from Russia to work in Yûzawa in the Taishô era. It's not a good picture, but the only pre-2015 Yuzawa Maiko I can offer. Back then, there was less uniformity in Maiko looks, but let's say she represents the typical prewar Yuzawa Maiko. Hairstyle: Shimada, likely Yakko Shimada. Kimono: Furisode without shoulder tucks. (Hikizuri are draped differently on the floor, you'd see a lot more fabric) Obi: could be Otaiko Musubi, which was not restricted be worn by to Geiko/Geisha

[fakerubberman]

just thinking it'd be fun as an in-game POV.

[blumineck]

I am tired of this! Or am I just tired?

[inkyami]

Songbirds 🕊️ 2024+2026 diptych

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[inkyami]

@immoralitea to be honest even I don’t know what I drew, it was meant as very ambiguous)

[chaoticdumbsorcerer]

Oh it's so sweet that Neloth remembers Nerevarine and respectfully calls them a hero, I hope that bitch also remembers how he made Nerevarine risk their life to deliver him one of the best robes in the game for 10 gold and an insult

and also

HIS PRONOUNS ARE THEY/THEM

[viv36c]

FALSE GODS

the ending of the words is ALMSIVI