Friday, September 01, 2006

Seed


seed3, originally uploaded by jerseybarb85.

From the flickr page:

Published before 1923

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Auguste Racinet, Histoire du Costume

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Auguste Racinet, Histoire du Costume

Nip splip! Thanks to Patricia of Agence Eureka blog. Merci!

Auguste Racinet, Histoire du Costume

Thanks to Patricia of Agence Eureka blog. Merci!

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Liebig Extract of Meat Company Trade Card with Japanese Doll Festival, ca. 1895

Image by © Cynthia Hart Designer/Corbis

Ephemera Society of America, Liebig Company's Extract ad, 1870s

Japanese ornaments


Japanese ornaments, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

From Taschen's The World of Ornament.

Utamaro


Utamaro, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Samurai


Samurai, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Hishikawa Moronobu, Standing Woman

Torii Kiyomine, A Girl About to Despatch a Letter, ca. 1807-1810

Image by © Brooklyn Museum/Corbis

Utamaro, A Half-Length Portrait of Naniwaya Okita, Depicting the Famous Teahouse Waitress Serving a Cup of Tea, ca. 1790s

Image by © Christie's Images/CORBIS

Kitagawa Utamaro, Courtesans Strolling Beneath Cherry Trees Before the Daikokuya Teahouse, ca.1789

Image by © Brooklyn Museum/Corbis

Eisen, A Seated Beauty Dreaming of Nature, 1830s

Monday, August 28, 2006

Torii Kiyonaga, Three Geisha in Rain, ca.1783

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Madame Butterfly


madame butterfly, originally uploaded by rattengift.

Magazine cover


Magazine cover, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Courtesy of Patricia of Agence Eureka blog. Merci beaucoup!