Feb 22
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Ceramic Maneki-Neko (Beckoning Cats), Japan, 20th c.
Mingei International Museum
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#Caturday clowder:
Ceramic Maneki-Neko (Beckoning Cats), Japan, 20th c.
Mingei International Museum
One more for #NationalPigDay 🐖:
Child’s Collar: Pig
China, 1st half 20th c.
Silk & cotton embroidery w/ appliqué
Photographed on display at The Textile Museum (DC) in 2023.
“Infant mortality was high in pre-modern China, so families dressed their children in clothing with propitious motifs thought to repel evil and attract good fortune. Since a child's head was thought to be a particularly vulnerable area of their body, hats and collars often featured auspicious imagery. An important food source and one of the twelve animals of the zodiac, pigs symbolize prosperity and good luck.”
#Baturday 🦇:
Bat Pendant
China, Neolithic, Hongshan Culture (c. 4700-2900 BCE)
8 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm, 95.5g
ID’d as “plum crystal,” presumably plum blossom jade
ℹ️ bats are auspicious animals in Chinese culture - this little guy was likely a lucky charm 🥰
Female Tiger and Cub Attributed to Ganku 岸駒 (Japan, 1749/56-1838) Hanging scroll, ink & colors on silk 149.8 x 85.5 cm Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Museum für Asiatische Kunst 2009-183
#TwoForTuesday / #TurtleTuesday
“Tortoise and offspring” (Minogame?)
Japan, 20th c.
Painted wood
Mingei International Museum 1996-42-154A-B
Happy International #BatAppreciationDay 🦇!
Takahashi Bihō (Japan, b.1873)
Bat and Moon, c. 1928–30
Woodblock print (shin hanga / kachō-e), ink & color on paper
Sheet 10 3/4 x 11 3/16 in. (27.3 x 28.4 cm)
Minneapolis Institute of Art P.77.28.46
“In China bats have long been considered lucky creatures because the written symbol for bat has the same pronunciation as that for happiness. Consequently, bats are frequently featured in textile patterns and porcelain designs in both China and Japan. Since the perfection of the full moon is also viewed as an auspicious occurrence, the combination of a bat and the moon suggests exponential happiness.”
Ohara Koson (aka Ohara Hōson, Ohara Shōson; Japan, 1877-1945)
Mandarin Ducks in Snow, 1935
Color woodblock print, Oban size
#TurtleTuesday 🐢:
Divine Turtle of Longevity (Minogame)
Japan, 19th c.
Copper alloy
On display at The Walters Art Museum (54.1355)