tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820047071744679108.post4187048758148469144..comments2023-05-23T03:54:17.181-07:00Comments on Introducing Haiku Poets and Topics . . . . . WKD: . . . Museum Art and HaikuGabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820047071744679108.post-17694078163772367192013-11-26T16:22:17.055-08:002013-11-26T16:22:17.055-08:00Retiling of Shosoin's roof completed
Work to ...Retiling of Shosoin's roof completed<br /><br />Work to retile the roof of the Shosoin Repository in the ancient capital of Nara has been completed.<br />Many ancient imperial treasures connected to the 8th-century Emperor Shomu are stored at Shosoin.<br />It's currently undergoing a major restoration project for the first time in about 100 years.<br />Members of the media were invited to the construction site on Tuesday to view the completion of the retiling process.<br />More than 34,000 tiles were replaced, including some 8th-century originals that are being reused.<br /><br />On the southern and eastern sides, a traditional method involving a mixture of mud and straw was employed to fix the tiles.<br /><br />The Imperial Household Agency, which oversees the treasure house, plans to show the construction process to the public in February next year.<br />The project is expected to continue until around October 2014.<br /><br />Nov. 26, 2013 - NHK news<br />http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20131126_27.html<br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820047071744679108.post-66941302058245094632011-05-12T00:35:09.723-07:002011-05-12T00:35:09.723-07:00I look abstract
at a blue picture-
Pablo Picasso
...I look abstract<br />at a blue picture-<br />Pablo Picasso<br /> <br />alex serbanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820047071744679108.post-52842194309946271032009-06-26T23:25:03.442-07:002009-06-26T23:25:03.442-07:00花ざくろピカソ嫌ひは肉嫌ひ
hana-zakuro Picasso girai wa niku g...花ざくろピカソ嫌ひは肉嫌ひ<br />hana-zakuro Picasso girai wa niku girai<br /><br />pomegranate blossoms -<br />if you don't like Picasso<br />you don't like meat either<br /><br /><br />大木あまり Ooki Amarianonymoushttp://yoshi5.web.infoseek.co.jp/cgi-bin/HAIKUreikuDB/ZOU/SHAKAIseikatu/270.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820047071744679108.post-52724331100473728742008-07-17T16:08:00.000-07:002008-07-17T16:08:00.000-07:00Two days ago, I posted this at the Yahoo Tanka sit...Two days ago, I posted this at the Yahoo Tanka site ... it's a tanka, though.<BR/><BR/>looking at<BR/>a painting of the sky<BR/>by van Gogh<BR/>its wild comets and stars<BR/>staring out of my eyes<BR/><BR/>As this is a kigo / haiku site, though, I should oblige, but perhaps about something else.<BR/><BR/>Spain's Civil War ...<BR/>no wonder Picasso's heads<BR/>appear twisted<BR/><BR/>I am referring here to his famous 'Guernica'.<BR/><BR/>Another one I never imagined I would ever like is Rembrandt's painting of his second wife, Saskia. It's simplicity is as obvious as his affection for her.<BR/><BR/>in the pool<BR/>Saskia lifts her skirt<BR/>... his brush quickens<BR/><BR/>A not so internationally known Dutch painter is Paulus Potter, and his favourite subject was ... cows!<BR/><BR/>summer day ...<BR/>cows and museum guests<BR/>in the meadow<BR/><BR/>Last but not least, in the Rijksmuseum (pronounced 'Reichsmuseum'), one can find the world-famous Nightwatch, 'Nachtwacht' in Dutch. Its size is rather impressive, but, somehow, I did not feel like lingering too long in front of it.<BR/><BR/>I am<BR/>shorter than the smallest<BR/>Nightwatch subject<BR/><BR/>:>) EllaElla Wagemakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827545086041646429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820047071744679108.post-87130877079058219932008-07-08T17:34:00.000-07:002008-07-08T17:34:00.000-07:00Watercolor worldEarth's surprise visitTo sky Malin...<B><BR/>Watercolor world<BR/>Earth's surprise visit<BR/>To sky </B><BR/><BR/>Malini<BR/><BR/><BR/>Please read more on the link given for Kigo Hotline.<BR/>GABIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com