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okbaddiek

#fashion #okbaddiek

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The impressionist's muse

#fashion #historical fashion #iridessence

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Ngoni woman, Zambia, by creative_by_alinafe

#fashion #traditional fasion #zambia #photography #creative_by_alinafe

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Its #BatAppreciationDay so please appreciate this awesome 19th century Japanese kosode decorated with embroidered lucky bats, photographed in 2019 at The Life of Animals in Japanese Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in DC:

Kosode with Bats Japan, Edo - Meiji periods, 19th century silk twill, paste-resist dyed, embroidery, 67⅜ × 48⅞ in. National Museum of Japanese History, Chiba Prefecture

“In the West, bats - nocturnal in habit and denizens of dark places tend to be viewed as unlucky, but in China they have long been considered an auspicious motif (one of the characters used to write the word "bat" is a homonym for good fortune). The Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjüro VII (1791-1859) used bat motifs in his costumes, and the perception of these animals as a chic design element spread rapidly throughout Japan in the nineteenth century. Here a great number of them are arranged in right-left symmetry from the base of the collar to the hem.”

The above info is from the official exhibition catalog - this bat kosode is on p. 124:

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art (2019)

#fashion #fashion history #historical fashion #japan

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Huáng Yáng TiánTián 黃楊鈿甜

WB post 2022.02.04

#huangyang tian tian #fashion #historical fashion #china

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I was starved when I was little so whenever I was unhappy or scared I always thought I would not be afraid of anything as long as I could have food to eat. 

#the sleuth of ming dynasty #oh babygirl 😭😭

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The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty / 成化十四年 , episode 41

#self reblog #this scene is everything

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“Tang Fan says wontons mean a wish for a family reunion. Because the dough stuffed with minced meat means safety and reunion with one’s family. So if a loved one is away, you eat some wontons often to pray for their safety and reunion with you so your loved one returns soon.”

The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty / 成化十四年 , episode 44

Translation cr. viki.com

#self reblog #scenes like this reminds me wangzhi is just another orphan #looking for a family and a home #because as much as he sees wan zhen'er as his mother #i'm sure the palace never feels like home

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the sleuth of ming dynasty (2020) // ep. 19

“I came to pick you up.”

my babiiieesss. they’re so cute together. like playful kids. as if they’re not solving unusual cases and scheming politically dangerous tactics in their leisure time.

#the sleuth of ming dinasty

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Watch the Sleuth of Ming dynasty yesterday. It’s not exactly like the book but I do enjoy watching it. At least the found family plot is still there and although the dynamics between Sui Zhou and Tang Fan has changed, it is still quite cute in its own way. Also I haven’t drawn anything from this before, now I have the show for reference so I draw them 😄

#the sleuth of ming dynasty #art #bellaroles

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The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty (2020), ep 48

#self reblog

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#the sleuth of ming dynasty #like what you see tang fan?

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#the sleuth of ming dynasty

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AU worthy pics....

#the sleuth of ming dynasty #love that their colours are switched around

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i love him

#the sleuth of ming dynasty #art #minaiikki #beautiful!

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Ding Rong + fire

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The last picture is inspired by a wonderful story by AnnaFox46

#the sleuth of ming dynasty #art #palehorsemen