Holding a Candle for Yu

Today, the name of someone I really admire! I should catch up with her. Queuing this post to remind myself. Anyway, 児玉 is read Kodama or rarely Kotama. (Lots of homophones for this one: 木霊 means echo, or tree spirit; 小玉 means a small ball, bead, or small piece of meat/veg; and the こだま is the slowest Shinkansen train.)

児 is new to this blog! It means newborn baby, child, or young of animals. It's read こ, っこ, ジ, ニ, or ゲイ.

玉 means jewel or ball. It's read たま, -だま, or ギョク.

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Jade Cup and Saucer, Jade, Qing Dynasty (1644 AD - 1911 AD), Qianlong's Reign (1735 AD - 1796 AD).

Both objects are modest in size. The tray measures 17.6 cm long, 12.7 cm wide and is 2.4 cm high. The cup is 6.5 cm high and the flared edge makes it have a diameter of 7.4 cm. The foot of the cup is characterized by the overlapping of two concentric circles, the smaller of which is embellished with two rows of small spheres in bas-relief. The central body is simple and devoid of decorations. On the two handles of the cup there are two small sculptures depicting two crouching deers. The choice of this animal is not random: it is in fact a symbol of longevity and prosperity. Since ancient China, the deer was believed to be an auspicious animal, capable of bringing happiness and longevity to human beings, as well as the chosen mount of the deities of immortality, often depicted on the back of a white deer. The presence of the figure of the deer on a jade artefact is nothing new: the first appearance of this animal as a decorative motif dates back to the distant Shang Dynasty (16th-11th centuries BC). The tray follows the simple and refined style of the cup, without decorations, except for the relief motifs on the edge. This decorative module is called yunleiwen 云雷纹, which means "cloud and lightning pattern". Typical of the Chinese artistic tradition starting from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 AD - 256 AD), it began to appear on the edges of jade works especially starting from the Song Dynasty (960 AD - 1279 AD). In the Qing era, this motif was further stylized, appearing as a series of juxtaposed square spirals.

The object is currently located at the National Palace Museum of Taipei and is part of the permanent exhibition "Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth".

【 Pokémon & Okami Fanart / Okuribi 】

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中華そばつけ麺玉にて

特製つけ麺大盛り

2回目の玉

前回、つけ麺を食べ、次回は中華そばと思ってたけど

店頭にきたらやっぱりつけ麺食べたくなった

で特製、大盛りを注文

つけ汁が美味しい！

またおま系だけど、ひと味違う

大盛りだったのでつけ汁が足りなかった

満足

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SHIMOMURA Gyokuko（下村玉廣 Japanese, 1878-1926）

from the book Shiki nishiki（しき錦）1903　　via

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