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Sanguine Bloom 🌸🩸
Where Thorn meets Bud, and Blood forgets Blood

Hardcover illustration for the Owlcrate edition of Shen Tao's "The Poet Empress"
#ArtSky #BookIllustration

I cant wait for it!! 👀👀

Woman and owl sitting side by side on a crescent moon, appearing to have a conversation.

'The Witch’s Daughter'
by Frederick Stuart Church
Engraving by J. P. Davys (1881)

#OwlishMonday

Over on GBF official socials:

One day left until the 12th anniversary festivities start!

As others celebrate, Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu are holding their own little dance party in the moonlight!

Captured by the renowned photographer Issei Suda, this evocative black-and-white image documents a group of dancers performing on a rugged, sandy beach. True to Suda's legacy of chronicling fading Japanese customs, the photograph focuses on the fluid, rhythmic movements of the dancers against the vast, open backdrop of the sea. The figures are dressed in traditional summer yukata with dark obi sashes, their heads covered by distinctive, deep-brimmed straw hats that obscure their faces, adding a sense of anonymity and timelessness to the performance. The composition captures the dancers mid-motion, their arms extended in graceful, angular gestures that contrast with the rolling white waves in the distance. The foreground consists of dark, scrubby vegetation clinging to the dunes, rendered with sharp detail that emphasizes the raw, natural setting. Suda's use of high-contrast monochrome highlights the textures of the woven hats and the patterns on the fabric, transforming a fleeting cultural moment into a powerful, enduring study of movement and tradition.

This black-and-white photograph was captured by the renowned Japanese photographer Issei Suda (1940–2019).
The image depicts dancers on a beach, likely performing a traditional Japanese folk dance. Suda was well-known for documenting "fading Japanese customs and traditions" through his photography.

Celebrate my own birthday 🎂

I was wishing the skin was for Tsuku instead 😭😭😭

:)? And ofc you have to get a skin that is part of a skin series 😭

A Tumblr post by redvexillum which reads: "to all my fic writers: be that one rarepair writer. even if literally no one else is there. be the single glowing lightbulb in the void. write the rarepair so good some poor reader stumbles on it at 3am, loses their mind, and then realizes… oh. there’s only one fic. yours. congrats you’re both the blessing and the curse."

already done, chief 😇 let this be everyone's continued encouragement to follow your heart and write the rarepair. be the blessing and the curse!

Ough i envy you...

Inkstone Box with Bamboo and Lantern This 17th-century Japanese inkstone box (suzuribako) is a refined example of lacquerware, featuring an asymmetrical composition on its square lid. The design is executed in gold and silver lacquer on wood, utilizing the maki-e technique to create a rich, shimmering surface against a dark, textured background. The primary motif depicts a lush bamboo tree with delicate, pointed leaves that sway toward the right. Tucked beneath the bamboo's arching branches is a traditional Japanese lantern, rendered with fine silver detailing that suggests a translucent screen. The lower portion of the lid shows a stylized landscape with rolling hills, rocky outcrops, and scattered bamboo leaves. The sophisticated use of varying gold tones and metallic inlays creates a sense of depth and luminosity, reflecting the elegant aesthetic of the Edo period.

Inkstone box (suzuribako)
17th century, Japan
Lacquer on wood with gold and silver
H: 1.7 W: 6.0 D: 23.2 cm
Japan

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like, if the colour was still the same, it would've been the very perfect 蛇月 couple costume n also the yearner-like Orochi 😔🥀

tbh, i kinda wish they hadn't changed the butterfly colour....

A drawing of a curly-haired woman sitting on a bed looking sleepy 眠そうにベッドの上に座っている巻き毛の女性の絵

Good morning Saarn

Illustration for Marie, Queen of Romania's story, Dreamer of Dreams. The night sky is strewn with stars, a magical woman in sparkling white clothes stands barefoot in the snow. Either side of her stands a white bear. Her outstretched hand has blood on it. The text tells us she is holding three tiny broken hearts - 'and drops of blood stained the white fingers of the snow-maiden.'

"I am the queen of these vast regions of snow
- my home is yonder, where none dare dwell -
and on nights when the moon shines bright I come out of my
castle of ice and wander over this desert of white..."

The Ice Maiden and her bears for #BookWormSat

🖋️ Marie of Romania
🎨 Edmund Dulac

Wedding Kurotomesode with Peacocks and Peonies This formal wedding kurotomesode from the early to mid-20th century presents a magnificent scene of natural beauty against a deep black silk ground. The lower third of the garment is dominated by an opulent display of peacocks and blooming peonies. On the left, a vibrant green and teal peacock is perched gracefully, its feathers intricately detailed with golden highlights. Its long, lavender-hued tail feathers sweep across the center and right side of the hem, punctuated by delicate "eyes" in shades of blue and magenta. Large, lush peonies in white and pink are interspersed among the plumage, accompanied by slender stalks of bamboo grass. The garment demonstrates a masterful integration of the yuzen-dyeing technique for the soft, painterly colors of the flora and fauna, enhanced by surihaku (applied gold foil) for a subtle, luxurious shimmer on the peacock’s body and wing. Five small white family crests (mon) are positioned across the shoulders and upper back, signifying its status as the highest level of formal wear for a married woman. The composition balances the somber elegance of the black silk with the lively, auspicious symbolism of the peacock—representing longevity and dignity—and the peony, the "king of flowers."

This wedding kurotomesode features an opulent composition of peacocks nestled among luxurious peonies and bamboo grass against the traditional black silk ground. The design showcases a masterful integration of yuzen-painting technique with surihaku gold-foil detailing. (1912-1940), Japan

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chipmunks climbing over gingko branches encased in a glass chime

Gingko chime

#art

TsukuGuda♀️ (Edo/Showa era AU)
Being lovely dovey husband-wife couple with their starborn kiddos ^////^))

Commission art by @/Yukimura Yui (FB)/Fellence (IG)

#月ぐだ

Ayo 😭😭 lucky

Illustration of a woman walking beside a lion. Two more lions walk behind them.

'There was great joy when she arrived, for they all believed that she had been torn to pieces by the lion, and was no longer alive. But she told them what a handsome husband she had, and how well off she was.'
-The Singing, Springing Lark, Brothers Grimm.

🎨Arthur Rackham
#BookWormSat

Selena Corey the Singing Zombie from Re9 Requiem

SP Kyuuketsu Hime CG cinematic - "False Night of Hundred Plays" (诡夜百戏)
Official post: weibo.com/5896401674/Q...
#Onmyoji #陰陽師本格幻想RPG

#OroTsuku #蛇月 #Onmyoji #阴阳师

I just realized we never knew Vampira's real name until now... It is Sachiko

Draw some Messmer today
#ELDENRING #Art

Based taste 🥰🥰

Too embarrassed to post this on twitter but big grotesque monster being soft to their lover.... I like.....

Helen Stratton, Deirdrê, A Book of Myths; public domain

#BookologyThursday #Celtic: `At the head of fair Loch Etive the sons of Usna had built for themselves three spacious hunting-seats among the pine-trees at the foot of the cliffs that ran landward to deep Glen Etive.
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