afghan embroidery 4
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
a friend of mine has been distributing this beautiful work from Afghanistan in and around Tokyo.
a tokyo photolog (my flickr archive, and occasional rant and rave: I have a free flickr acount, and want to keep the pics I have uploaded.)
a friend of mine has been distributing this beautiful work from Afghanistan in and around Tokyo.
ART OF THE JAPANESE POSTCARD.
held in Tokyo until 12 December ...
Sadly enough, these beautiful cards are not in Japan now, but in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA.
left: a female student
middle: a dog (by Sugiura Hisui)
you see a distinct influence from art-noubeau on the left one. In the middle is a work of Sugiura Hisui, one of the top designer at the time (about a hundred years ago).
printed on fabric.
left: a snob (about a hundred years ago)
right: beach, by Sugiura Hisui
at the National Postal Museum (Tei-park). The poster is for this special exhibition.
at the National Postal Museum (Tei-park).
an ornamental (?) wall at the National Postal Museum (aka Tei-park).
an ornamental (?) wall at the National Postal Museum (aka Tei-park).
an ornamental (?) wall at the National Postal Museum (aka Tei-park).
christmas in Japan is pretty commercial-based, actually. People like the festive atmosphere.