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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 20h

This striking presentation celebrates the contemporary renaissance of Japanese bridal attire curated by CUCURU, an exclusive Tokyo-based boutique renowned for revolutionizing traditional wedding styling (kitsuke) for modern brides.

Standing with her back to the viewer against a soft, sky-blue studio horizon, a bride poses in a majestic, ceremonial uchikake outer robe from the couture house CUCURU, her arms extended to display the full, sweeping canvas of the textile. The garment unfolds in a breathtaking crescendo of traditional auspicious motifs: a vibrant crimson upper field filled with soaring white cranes (tsuru), blooming cherry blossoms (sakura), and chrysanthemums (kiku), cascading seamlessly down into rich gold brocade, pine fronds (matsu), imperial carts (goshoguruma), and a padded, ink-black hem (fuki) trailing across the floor. Her hair is styled in a sleek, modern updo adorned with intricate, silver-and-gold floral hair ornaments (kanzashi). The ensemble awakens a deeply opulent sensory landscape: the heavy, reassuring weight of padded silk trailing across polished floors, the crisp rustle of gold-lame thread (kinshi) gliding over woven Jacquard ground, the subtle scent of paulownia storage chests and delicate hair wax, and the dazzling flash of metallic embroidery catching soft studio light.
The uchikake—an unbelted, heavily padded outer robe worn over a kakeashita (under-kimono) during formal wedding ceremonies—originated during the Muromachi and Edo periods as the formal winter court dress of high-ranking samurai and noblewomen. The motifs woven and embroidered across this garment are rich in auspicious symbolism (kisshō moyō): pairs of cranes represent lifelong marital fidelity and longevity, evergreen pine symbolizes enduring strength through all seasons, and the imperial flower cart evokes prosperity and aristocratic elegance.

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 13h

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢 Untitled, 1968 Oil and watercolor on watercolor paper mounted on hardboard 23 7/8 x 18 in. (60.6 x 45.7 cm) 📸 @seri_tanaka_ National Gallery of Art, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc © 1998 Kate Rothko & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rghts Society (ARS), New York

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 20h

"Sergiu Ciochina" (Born in Moldova, based in France) "Peaceful Atmosphere in Venice #6" • 2022 Oil on board • 35 x 50 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 19h

Joanne Spencer (British Artist, born 1965) "Silver Moon", 2021. Linocut on Paper, 10 × 15 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Cuffian @cuffianart.bsky.social · 12h

my new painting 🎨 acrylic on canvas 32x28”

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R S Thomas (poet) @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social · 6h

‘Rich’ - #RSThomas (Residues, @BloodaxeBooks 2002)

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Jacobine SdJ @jacobine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

God to enfold you, Christ to uphold you, Spirit to keep you in heaven’s sight; so may God grace you, heal and embrace you, lead you through darkness into the light. #nightprayer

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23h

Maple colour, 2019 by US painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt #AutumnWeek 🍂

Painting of a tree in a kandscaoe. The tree has bright red and orange autumn leavers

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Sergiu Ciochina (b. 2001 in Moldova, based in Paris) "Blue Shutters," 2026 Oil on canvas 92 x 54 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Sky Glabush (Canadian Artist, born 1970) "Wildflower Field", 2025. Oil on Sand on Canvas, 96 × 72 inches. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Cuffian @cuffianart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

my new painting 🎨 acrylic on canvas 12x10”

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Jacobine SdJ @jacobine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

All night, all day, angels watching over me, my Lord. All night, all day, angels watching over me. #nightprayer

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My painting HELENA VALLEY

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Traditional Okinawa dance. The kimonos here are very different than in the main Japanese islands to the north. This performance captures the distinct cultural lineage of Ryūkyū Buyō (classical Okinawan dance), a courtly art form nurtured under the sovereign Ryukyu Kingdom from the 15th thru 19th c

Poised in deliberate, fluid motion upon a sun-dappled courtyard path, a classical Ryukyuan dancer performs Yotsudake, her body draped in a radiant, golden-yellow bingata robe patterned with cascading tropical flora, waves, and cloud scrolls. She wears the iconic hanagasa—a monumental, flower-shaped headpiece constructed with overlapping crimson petals rimmed in brilliant cobalt blue wave motifs, echoing the bloom of a hibiscus or lotus floating over the sea. Unbound by the heavy, constricting obi sashes of mainland Honshu, her kimono flows with uninhibited maritime freedom, its wide sleeves lined in shocking scarlet silk that flashes with every turn of her wrists. In her hands, she clicks small, tassel-adorned bamboo castanets (yotsudake), anchoring her graceful steps in a precise, hypnotic rhythm. The scene radiates a vivid sensory atmosphere: the sharp, metallic-like clack-clack of polished bamboo echoing through warm coastal air, the gentle rustle of starch-finished silk and ramie fibers, the faint, salty tang of a Pacific breeze mingling with garden fragrance, and the dazzling intensity of southern sunlight illuminating saturated, pigment-dyed textile motifs.
ormed at the crossroads of East Asian maritime trade routes, Ryukyuan court culture synthesized artistic influences from China, Japan, and Southeast Asia to forge a unique aesthetic identity. The dance Yotsudake was historically showcased during grand state banquets (ukawansen) held at Shuri Castle to entertain visiting Chinese imperial envoys (sapposhi). The dancer’s brilliant yellow robe showcases bingata, Okinawa's premier stencil-dyeing technique where mineral pigments and plant dyes are applied over rice-paste resists; during the Ryukyu Kingdom era, rich yellow grounds were strictly reserved for the royal family and high nobility.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Tsuneyu: Priestess A geiko of Gion Higashi, dancing as a Shinto priestess for a plentiful harvest of rice in early spring. Photography by mboogiedown on Flickr

Poised in a moment of sublime ritual suspension, the geiko Tsuneyu of Kyoto’s Gion Higashi district performs a classical dance portraying a Shinto priestess invoking an early spring blessing for a bountiful rice harvest. She is crowned with a striking, gold-and-black striped ceremonial cap (eboshi) emblazoned with a crimson sun disk, her face enfolded in flawless porcelain-white oshiroi makeup. Over a lime-green silk kimono embroidered with delicate seasonal motifs, she wears a diaphanous, pale yellow gauze mantle (chōken) secured at the chest by thick, vermilion braided silk tassels. In her outstretched right hand, she holds an opened mai-ōgi (dance fan) brilliant with fan-shaped panels of metallic green, cobalt, and gold. The image evokes an exquisite sensory atmosphere: the crisp, wooden snapping sound of a cypress fan opening mid-gesture, the soft rustle of starched silk gauze gliding over heavy brocade, the lingering fragrance of sandalwood incense and paulownia stage wax, and the breathless, electric hush of an audience mesmerized by sacred movement. This performance captures the refined artistic heritage of Gion Higashi, one of Kyoto’s historic hanamachi (flower towns), renowned for preserving the intimate, classical arts of traditional Japanese dance (Nihon Buyō). The dance synthesizes theatrical stagecraft with ancient Shinto agricultural rites (ta-asobi and kagura), wherein priestesses danced to appease regional deities (kami) and ensure fertile soil before the spring rice planting.

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢 Untitled, (Orange and Yellow), 1956 Oil on canvas, 93 ½ × 73 ½ X 2 ¾ in 2- Mark Rothko, with Untitled (Orange and Yellow) 1956, May 15, 1957 Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY 3- 📸 @deja.vuey © 1998 Kate Rothko & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rghts Society (ARS), New York

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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A Restful Evening 12x12 acrylic on canvas

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R S Thomas (poet) @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

‘Kneeling’ - #RSThomas (Not That He Brought Flowers - Rupert Hart-Davis 1968)

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R S Thomas (poet) @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

‘Retirement’ - #RSThomas (Experimenting with an Amen, Macmillan 1986) #Ymddeoliad #Bardd #Barddoniaeth #Cerdd #Poet #Poetry #Poem

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Retirement.
I have crawled out at last far as I dare on to a bough of country that is suspended between sky and sea.
From what was I escaping There is a rare peace here, though the aeroplanes buzz me, reminders of that abyss,
deeper than sea or sky, civilisation could fall into. Strangers advance, inching their way out, so that the branch bends
further away from the scent of the cloud blossom. Must I console myself with reflections? There are
times even the mirror
is misted as by one breathing over my shoulder. Clinging to my position, witnessing
the seasonal migrations, I must try to content myself with the perception that love and truth have
no wings, but are resident like me here, practising
their sub-song quietly in the face of the bitterest of winters.

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Michael Evans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Mihangel ap Ifans @michaelcymro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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Angu Walters 🖌 African Paintings @artcameroon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Painting of the Day. The Happy Family V > > www.artcameroon.com/the-happy-fa... A mother, father, and children held together by interlocking forms and bright greens that evoke the lush forests around the artist’s home city of Bamenda. $900

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Persei8 @persei8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Ipomoea #Prunkwinde #Flowers 'Objekte die mit "I" beginnen oder so aussehen ...' #FotoVorschlag

Seitlich in die Trichterförmige Blüte fotografiert. Das Blütenblatt in Tiefes blau bis lila, weiss.

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Angu Walters 🖌 African Paintings @artcameroon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Angu Walters' The Happy Family XIX wound up in Luxemburg, of all places. You can have the top quality art print made to order and delivered anywhere for $195. www.artcameroon.com/painting/the...

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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Enlighten 30x40 acrylic on canvas Available at Vibe Art Gallery in Qualicum Beach, BC

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Jacobine SdJ @jacobine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are they who trust in him. #nightprayer

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Angu Walters 🖌 African Paintings @artcameroon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In case you were thinking it'd be nice to own the least costly Angu Walters artwork, this is it. Fruit Sellers giclée art print 28 cm x 40 cm / 11 in x 16 in $110 includes delivery anywhere www.artcameroon.com/painting/fru...

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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Peaceful Horizon 36x48 acrylic on canvas Available at Effusion Art Gallery in Invermere, BC

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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Northern Radiance 36x36 acrylic on canvas

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Erin Hanson @erinhansonartist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I visited Tipsoo Lake in Mt. Rainier National Park on the hunt for mountain reflections and alpine wildflowers. This painting captures the beautiful blooms up close. Alpine Blooms by Erin Hanson, 2026 Oil on canvas 36 x 20 in #bloomscrolling #art #wildflowers #pnw #nps #oilpainting @bsky.art

I visited Tipsoo Lake in Mt. Rainier National Park on the hunt for mountain reflections and alpine wildflowers. The cloudy sky prevented any reflections of Mt. Rainier, but I did discover an abundance of wildflowers! This painting captures the beautiful blooms up close, in impressionistic color. Thick brushstrokes of oil paint laid side by side, without layering, create a mosaic or stained-glass appearance in the landscape.

Alpine Blooms
by Erin Hanson, 2026
Oil on canvas
36 x 20 in

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Jacobine SdJ @jacobine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Those who promote peace will have joy. #nightprayer

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#Poetry #Paintimg #Autumn Lord: it is time. The huge summer has gone by. Now overlap the sundials with your shadows, and on the meadows let the wind go free. - Rainer Maria Rilke 🎨 Ramona Younquist

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🧢 Ashraf Khan @ashraftexas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

💧 قطرہ نہیں تو بحرِ بے کراں کا ایک راز ہو اک قطرے میں سمٹا ہوا تو سارا جہان ہو 💦

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Erin Hanson @erinhansonartist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This painting was inspired by a canoe trip down a slow-moving creek in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Tall, overhanging trees lined the banks, enclosing the creek and enveloping it in silence. Gilded Reflections by Erin Hanson, 2026 Oil on canvas 60 x 48 in #oregon #pnw #impressionism #art @bsky.art

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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Islands in the Mist 30x60 acrylic on canvas Available at The Gallery at Mattick's Farm in Victoria, BC

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R S Thomas (poet) @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

‘Borders’ - #RSThomas (Experimenting with an Amen, Macmillan 1986) #Gororau #Bardd #Barddoniaeth #Cerdd #Poet #Poetry #Poem

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Borders
Somewhere beyond time's curve civilisation lifted its glass rim. There was a pretence of light
for nations to walk by through the dark wood, where history wintered. Following I came to the foretold frontier
where with a machine's instinct the guns' nostrils flared at the blooms held out to them by the flower people.

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Jacobine SdJ @jacobine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For a peaceful night, we pray. For a hopeful day, we pray. For a deeper generosity, we pray. #nightprayer

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Kevin Kia artwork

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Awakening the Falu Dream By Jeff Stanford, 2026

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Poetry #Art #StFrancisFeastDay Praised be you, my Lord with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day through whom you bring us light. - St Francis of Assisi 🎨 Sofía Urrutia Holguín

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢 Untitled (Lavender And Green), 1952 171.7 x 113 cm Oil on canvas Signed 'Mark Rothko' and dated '1952' on the reverse © 1998 Kate Rothko & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rghts Society (ARS), New York 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Prairie Sky IV 24x30 acrylic on canvas monica-morrill.jimdosite.com

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Poetry #Painting #EverdayMagic Nature is not stingy with her miracles We simply forget to look 🎨 Cyril Cox

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Georgia O'Keeffe, Purple Leaves, 1922 #AutumnWeek

Painting of vertical light purple leaves in close-up

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Michele @funnymichele.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For #stunday, the amazing Casa Battló by Gaudí in Barcelona 😍 #ECK #photography

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Kimsooja, contemporary South Korean artist famous for works like To Breathe, which covers massive gallery windows in special translucent diffraction films that turn ordinary sunlight into glowing prisms of colour #Womensart

Photo featuring six gallery visitors in silhouette in front of a huge backdrop of prismic light causing reflections on the floor

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Soaking in hot springs (onsen) holds a central position in Japanese cultural life and wellness heritage, rooted in ancient Shinto traditions of ritual purification (misogi) and the therapeutic practice of tōji (healing bath retreats).

Framed by the dark, angular lines of a gabled timber overhang, an indoor thermal bath (onsen) looks out onto a serene garden radiant with golden autumn maples (momiji). The still, mirror-like surface of the mineral bath water perfectly catches the luminous amber foliage, creating a striking liquid reflection that merges the interior sanctuary with the vibrant autumn landscape. Polished dark stone and warm wood panels line the bathhouse, catching soft reflections of warm ambient light along the pool’s edge. The scene evokes a deeply immersive sensory atmosphere: the soothing warmth of mineral-rich geothermal waters, the subtle aroma of cedar and cypress (hinoki) rising with the steam, the faint whisper of autumn breeze against the glass, and the quiet stillness of an autumn afternoon.
Japanese bathhouses and traditional inns (ryokan) are meticulously engineered to honor kisetsukan—a deep sensitivity to the passing seasons—offering bathers an intimate connection to spring cherry blossoms, summer greens, autumn leaves, or winter snow. Through the architectural technique of shakkei ("borrowed scenery"), master builders frame the surrounding natural landscape into the room's design, blurring the boundary between uchi (inside) and soto (outside). Every detail—from the precision joinery of the timber roof to the seamless stone masonry of the bath—reflects monozukuri (artisanal mastery and devotion to material heritage), transforming a daily ritual into a meditative encounter with nature.

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tim Packer (Canadian Artist, born 1961) "Northern Marsh", 2023. Giclee on Canvas

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Angu Walters 🖌 African Paintings @artcameroon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Painting of the Day. Prayer V > > www.artcameroon.com/prayer-5-chr... This acrylic painting by Cameroonian artist Angu Walters is of a devout Christian woman in prayer. 106 x 106 cm 42 x 42 in $2400 Make an offer to the artist on any original / Inquiries welcome

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Geisha at Gennin-temple in Kyoto, Japan. Photography by Woosra Kim

Bathed in a brilliant shaft of morning light, a maiko advances along the central flagstone pathway (sandō) within the quiet precincts of Kennin-ji in Kyoto. She carries a small, vermilion oil-paper parasol (wagasa), her hair styled in traditional nihongami and adorned with vibrant floral kanzashi hair ornaments that sway with her movement. Her rich teal-green trailing kimono (hikizuri) features intricate, hand-dyed yūzen motifs and a golden brocade obi, catching the light to reveal flashes of brilliant scarlet silk under-layer (hakkako) as she walks atop high, hollow-carved wooden sandals (okobo). Behind her, a magnificent canopy of pale cherry blossoms (sakura) creates a luminous frame around the dark, weathered roof tiles of the temple gate. The photograph evokes an exquisite, sensory atmosphere: the rhythmic pokkuri-pokkuri hollow chime of wooden okobo echoing across smooth stones, the crisp, cool morning air fragrant with delicate spring blossoms, the damp warmth of sunlit granite, and the solemn, undisturbed quietude of an ancient temple at dawn.

Founded in 1202 by the monk Eisai, Kennin-ji stands as Kyoto’s oldest Zen monastery, situated at the immediate threshold where the spiritual grounds meet the historic Gion hanamachi (flower district). The maiko’s presence within this sacred space illustrates the historical interplay between Kyoto's monastic heritage and its refined world of traditional performing arts. Her ensemble represents the pinnacle of Japanese textile and material craftsmanship (monozukuri), from the laborious paste-resist dyeing and gold-leaf embellishment of her silk kimono to the intricate Nishijin-ori weaving of her sash and the hand-carved paulownia wood of her footwear. Each element of her dress is meticulously selected to reflect kisetsukan—a heightened awareness of the current season—aligning her visual presence with the fleeting beauty of early spring cherry blossoms.

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Piet Mondrian @pmondrian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Farm near Duivendrecht www.artic.edu/artworks/144467

Though Piet Mondrian is best known for his nonrepresentational paintings, his basic vision was rooted in landscape. He was particularly inspired by the flat topography of his native Holland, a subject he returned to even after he had begun working in an abstract style after attending an exhibition of the Cubist paintings of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in 1911. Mondrian first sketched this farm around 1905. Nine of the twenty known related paintings and drawings of the farm, however, were created later, during World War I. Mondrian likely returned to the subject because his wartime patrons generally preferred his earlier naturalistic compositions to his recent experiments with Cubism.

Gift of Dolly J. van der Hoop Schoenberg

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