Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow, 1565, oil on wood, 117 x 162 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Source
A beautiful wintery piece to celebrate the 1st of December!
“Thirteen closeups of women’s costumes with details of their sashes and inscriptions in Japanese identifying styles and proper circumstances for wearing them.” Woodblock print, early 20th century, Japan, by artist Ayasono
This animation, from Short Peace -Tsukumo, features a puzzle box mecanism called himitsu bako (秘密箱). Those complexed marquetry works were first produced in Hakone. To open the box, the owner must accomplish a succession of movements, from simple sequences to higly complex ones (wikipedia cites boxes needed more than 1500 moves!).
Those beautiful boxes come in many sizes and shapes, and can be purchased on the net. Hiroyuki Oda sells some on Etsy, look at that tiny winy which needs 14 steps to open!
Ballybunion Castle was built by the Geraldines in the 14th Century. It stands on the Castle Green site of an old promontory coastal fort of the “Clann Conaire.” In 1582 the castle had been acquired from the Geraldines by the Bonyon family. In 1583 William Og Bonyon lost the castle and lands due to his part in the Desmond Rebellion. In 1612 the castle and lands were granted to Thomas Fitzmaurice 16th Lord of Kerry and Lixnaw by the English King James 6th. By 1783 Richard Hare was in possession of the castle. From 1923 onwards the castle has gone under the care of the Office of Public Works. It was destroyed in the Desmond Wars. All that remains today is this East Wall.
It stands as a memorial to the Bonyons, a proud and powerful family from whom today’s beautiful coastal town of Ballybunion takes its name.
traditional japanese meal / condospalillos
…feel like eating this right now so re-posting instead!
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