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| Oiran or Japan’s highest ranking courtesans were the grandest and most spectacular women of the “floating world”. Found on tokyopic.com |
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| No rules, no limitations, no boundaries, it's like an art - hairstyle of oiran. What do you think about hairstyle like this? Found on japanlove.tumblr.com |
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| Oiran, known for their beauty, artistry and intelligence, dictated the fashions of the day and influenced many artists, poets and musicians. Found on stat.ameba.jp |
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| The word oiran means “first flower” which poetically indicates their exalted status in society. Another Oiran style hairstyle Found on oocamera.exblog.jp |
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| An oiran’s costume consists of many layers of thick padded kimonos along with a large ornate brocade obi tied in the front as was required in her profession. (Kimonos traditionally are tied in the back). |
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| Oiran wearing koma geta. Found on photohito.com |
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| Oiran are part of Japan’s cultural legacy and the famous oiran parade called the “oiran-dochu” is still re-enacted in Japan today. Found on karankorondori.tumblr.com |
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| A Reflective Six-Legged Wolf Covered in Mirror Shards by Tomoko Konoike http://enpundit.com/ |
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| And the 27-year-old, originally from Ishikawa, northern Japan, does not draft the pictures, which can take months to create. He said: 'I don't draft my work, I just draw it in pen, directly onto paper. 'I usually use a 0.38mm pen, and sometimes ink thinned with water to achieve a grey tone, but that's all.' |
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| Incredibly, Keita Sagaki's works, which can take almost a year to create, are completely improvised and drawn directly onto paper without being drafted first. |
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| Despite his direct approach, Mr Sagaki, who lives in Tokyo, said that some of the pictures have taken him months to complete. He said: 'It varies according to the size of the work. The Last Supper took the longest time. I drew it for approximately ten months. |
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| He uses a tapestry of thousands of cartoon characters - woven together to resemble the famous works they mimic. |
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| Yabu-tsubaki, 藪椿, 山茶花(ch), Wild Japanese camellia, Camellia Japonica As ornamental flower tree, this species is one of the most important mother species of cultivated camellia. Yabu-tsubaki means, literary "bush camellia", which shows this species habitat well and also as gene, it shows 'wild camellia". https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| Yabu-Tsubaki, Doho park, Tsukuba, Ibaraki https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| https://www.flickr.com/ Camellia sasanqua 'Autumn Moon' flowering by the koi pond at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden |
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| Wild camellia has fairly wide variety in various points. Flower colors are from pink to deep or blackish red. This tree's flower is quite pinkish and bigger flower. https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| The Katori Shrine, 香取神社, Small village shrine that can be called "Camellia shrine, with big trees and Camellia trees. https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| Higo Tsubaki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| Kuro-tsubaki (黒ツバキ) meaning "Black Camellia", cv. of Camellia japonica, Originated by Tokyo Nursery, Tokyo, Japan, 1896 - This Camellia has very dark, blackish-red flowers, they are small, only 1-2 inches, Plants have a dense, semi-dwarf growth. There are also some newer varieties with larger blackish flowers, such as 'Black Magic', a tall shrub, sometims even small tree, or 'Night Rider' a hybrid of C. x williamsii 'Ruby Bells' smile emoticon C. saluenensis x C. japonica 'Fuyajo') and C. japonica 'Kuro Tsubaki'.) https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| As camellia oil has not industrialized, so oil price is very much expensive, then it rarely used for foods. https://www.flickr.com/ https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| In order to endure the winter low temperature leaves have thick glossy layer which shines beautifully under dim forest bed of evergreen big trees. https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica, 'Pink Perfection') https://www.flickr.com/ |
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| Japanese camellia - tsubaki, Hisako TANAKA, 山茶花 https://www.flickr.com/ |
