Rebecca Bugge

The netsuke is a toggle. Japanese men used netsuke to suspend various pouches and containers from their sashes by a silk cord. Netsuke had to be small and not too heavy, yet bulky enough to do the job. They needed to be compact with no sharp protruding edges, yet also strong and hard-wearing. Above all, they had to have the means for attaching a cord. Netsuke were made in a variety of forms, the most widely appreciated being the <i>katabori</i> (shape carving), a three-dimensional carving, such as this one in the form of a cat dozing on an oval disc, with its tail curled over the back part of its body. Cats were introduced into Japan in the late 9th century, and quickly became a favorite part of their culture, right into the modern era with pop culture phenomena like Hello Kitty and cat cafés. Japan, ca. 1800-1850, carved and stained ivory. V&A Museum (A.65-1915)

On this lovely weekend day, with my spine having given out (off to emergency care, I think - bleh), I want to be like this netsuke cat from Japan, without a care in the world. So here he is for #caturday.

ca. 1800-1850. #V&A
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This year is beginning to seem endless.

1817 map snipping, "Well. Well. Well."

Look what we have here then.

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Daily life

#photography

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Please, remix guys on Youtube – state clearly if you just AI'd "your" work into existence. Don't hide behind vague Youtube labels which could mean anything.

Or even better: do the damn work yourselves. Sooooooo much AI music flooding Youtube, it's not even funny.

Green mountains in the foreground with a castle on the left one, and a hint of a church behind it. And another church can be seen on the right side. In the background the mountains are blue-tinted. The upper part of the shot is full of clouds.

Alp landscape with two churches and a castle.

Reifenstein Castle (Burg Reifenstein/Castel Tasso) in South Tyrol (Südtirol/Alto Adige) in northernmost Italy. Taken in July 2022.

#photography #italianlandscape #alplandscape #alps #mountainscape

A mammoth figurine carved from ivory, its surface weathered with age. The shape captures the essence of the animal, with a prominent trunk and sloping back. The figure is displayed on a metal stand against a dark background.

I just have to post this #iceage masterpiece from time to time: A tiny (3.7 cm) but amazing figurine of a woolly mammoth carved in mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago.

Found in the Vogelherd cave on the Swabian Jura, south-west Germany.

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Very true!

#novem704 #novem704.com #photography #fotografia #写真

Photo of an empty, muddy, old plastic bottle with a single handle. The bottle is lying on soil surrounded by stones of varying shapes and sizes. The side of the bottle with handle is uppermost. The mouth end of the container points towards bottom left of the picture. There is text above the image of the plastic bottle which reads “Ancient skull found on archaeological dig is proof of our alien origins”. Having read the text, at first glance the plastic bottle looks similar to an alien skull. The body of the bottle looks like a long skull,the handle looks like a nose, and the indents with shadow either side of the handle look like eyes. An example of pareidolia!

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Bronze bust of Hermes (Etruscan Turms) or Perseus (Etruscan Ferse), the eyes inlaid with silver. Identified by remains of wings emerging from either side of his head. He has a very pouty lower lip and a large softly rounded jaw. This head was seemingly once part of a large statuette, as you can see from the rough edges around the bottom of the neck, as if it were torn away from the larger sculpture. Etruscan, Etruria, Italy, ca. 150-50 BCE. Bronze and silver. Height: 10.16 cm (4 in.) British Museum, London (1884,0604.60)

Another #Etruscan gem. This bust is a fragment of a statuette depicting the god Hermes (Turms) or the hero Perseus (Ferse), identified by the remains of wings emerging from either side of his head. Beautiful modeling, and quite a heavy jaw, with inlaid silver eyes. 🏺

150-50 BCE. #BritishMuseum
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今日も一日お疲れ様でした✨
ゆっくり休んで下さいね☺️

Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman holding an open umbrella while another umbrella lies on the ground beside her. Autumn leaves are falling around her from a tree branch visible at the top of the image, he woman is dressed in traditional Japanese clothing.

Dance of Autumn Leaves, Suzuki Harunobu.

Thank you!

Tabby laying right on top of a notebook with a fully handwritten page in green ink. Next to one of the paws is a green pen.

It's my birthday and the plan for the coming years is a less sad one with a lot of writing in it. Hoping for the best with the first part, but already sensing trouble with the second....

#tabby #tabbycat #catsofbluesky #caturday #birthday #writing #handwriting

TUxedo cat from front seen laying on a scratchboard holding on its sides with both paws.

Have a chill #caturday like Sani, seen here enjoying his magic scratchboard ride. 🖤

#catsofbluesky
#cats #catlover
#seniorcat
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Closeup of the crest of a Greek iron helmet, showing a finely detailed face of a silver satyr with pointed ears, chubby cheeks, and a scowl. Wonderful contrast between the greens and occasional peeks of golden bronze and this bright silver appliqué. British Museum (1883,1208.3)

Closeup of a beautifully detailed silver head of a satyr on the crest of a 5th c. BCE Greek Attic-type helmet. I wonder if it was produced as a funerary item, or if the young man who owned it really did go into battle with this little companion. 🏺 #ancientbluesky

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A flask carved from amber, featuring vertical panels decorated with intricate leaf motifs; the vessel stands on a circular foot and is topped with a stopper. The flask is dramatically lit against a deep black background, highlighting the rich orange-red tones of the amber and the detailed craftsmanship.

#FindsFriday: A #Roman amber flask, from Aquileia, dating 1st/2nd c. AD.
Aquileia's position at the end of a main amber trade route resulted in its becoming a centre for the carving and distribution of Baltic amber across the Roman Empire.

📷: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Aquileia

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Crêpe folded to a quarter on a blue plate with a bowl of white ice-cream next to it, with knife and fork next to the plate on a wooden table. In the folds of the crêpe are chopped, brown pieces of fried apple.

My favourite king of Rousseau: Crêpe Rousseau.

#crêpe #foodphotography #delicious #yummyfood #dessert

Psalms, Circles, and Hermetic Hymns in the Theurgy of the Élus Coëns (Pp. 47-61 in "Song, Prayer, Scripture: Aspects of the Reception of the Book of Psalms from the Hebrew Bible to the 21st Century", ... Psalms, Circles, and Hermetic Hymns in the Theurgy of the Élus Coëns (Pp. 47-61 in "Song, Prayer, Scripture: Aspects of the Reception of the Book of Psalms from the Hebrew Bible to the 21st Century", ...

The conference volume "Song, Prayer, Scripture: Aspects of the Reception of the Book of Psalms from the Hebrew Bible to the 21st Century", ed. Davage & Tiemeyer, is now published. In it, I have an article on the use of Psalms in the Élu Coën Order!

www.academia.edu/126450146/Ps...

Which of these kachōga prints do you like most? 🤔🦚🪷

👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/node/Ohara-Koson--0e0c393b0a262a080532ae59346c8c35

They are all beautiful - but the peacock is quite magnificent!

Photo of square orange tiles, set into the ground, across one of which several cats footprints are clearly visible.

One day, nearly 2000 years ago, a cat dashed across some drying tiles, somewhere near Hadrian's Wall.

It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?