▪︎ Ewer and Tray.
Date: 4th quarter of the 16th century; 1st quarter of the 17th century (around 1585 - 1615)
Place of origin: Gujarat, India
Medium: Mother-of-pearl, shell.
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▪︎ Ewer and Tray.
Date: 4th quarter of the 16th century; 1st quarter of the 17th century (around 1585 - 1615)
Place of origin: Gujarat, India
Medium: Mother-of-pearl, shell.
Four Studies of an African Man (ca. 1615) by Peter Paul Rubens
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"love that oingo boingo song that goes like dunununununu nu dunununununu nu dunununununu nu dunununu nu wwowowowoooooooo woOo o o woo OOOoOo wooOo o o woo oooOOOoOo
kinda makes me wanna get freaky"
Waistcoat Panel
c.1615
England
Victoria & Albert Museum (Accession Number: T.259-1926)
Geno from Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars
"My childhood pookie….. True Geno fans are so annoying about him (me included) and for a good reason. He's essentially a puppet possessed to the closest thing the setting may have to an actual angel. This angel just happens to be a huge dork while also being really cool. He may be not in Smash but he DID get an updated render with the remake after +25 years…"
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Japanese Castles
Fortifications of one kind or another had been used in Japan since ancient times, but in the period from 1576 until 1639, a new and distinctive style of castle was constructed. Rather than being used for fighting, these were impressive structures intended to enhance the power and prestige of the person that built them. The most famous surviving example of this style of architecture is Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture.
The Warring States Period
The period from the beginning of the Onin War in 1467 until the collapse of the Muromachi bakufu (military government) in 1573 is known as the Sengoku period (Warring States period). As the name suggests, it was a time of civil war. As central authority collapsed, powerful warrior families fought each other for land and power. In Japanese, these are referred to as sengoku daimyo.
As time progressed, the number of sengoku daimyo gradually declined as the more successful ones destroyed the weaker ones. In order for a daimyo to be successful, it was necessary not only to have a good army but also to have a well-organised administrative system that could successfully exploit both the human and natural resources under their control. In the 1560s, Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) emerged as the strongest daimyo in Japan, and in 1573 he entered Heiankyo (Kyoto) and overthrew the bakufu of the Muromachi period.
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Most Beloved Wrestler Tournament
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