La venganza de Leda /
Leda’s revenge
by
Emilia Castañeda
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A namazu-e or catfish motif earthquake art, entitled Shin Yoshiwara ōnamazu yurai or “The cause of the great catfish at Shin Yoshiwara”
In November 1855, the Great Ansei Earthquake struck the city of Edo (now Tokyo), claiming 7,000 lives and inflicting widespread damage. Within days, a new type of color woodblock print known as namazu-e (lit. “catfish pictures”) became popular among the residents of the shaken city. These prints featured depictions of mythical giant catfish (namazu) who, according to popular legend, caused earthquakes by thrashing about in their underground lairs. In addition to providing humor and social commentary, many prints claimed to offer protection from future earthquakes.
The popularity of namazu-e exploded, and as many as 400 different types became available within weeks. However, the namazu-e phenomenon abruptly ended two months later when the Tokugawa government, which ordinarily maintained a strict system of censorship over the publishing industry, cracked down on production. Only a handful are known to survive today.
via pink tentacle
Judith with the head of Holofernes by Johann Peter Krafft (German-born Austrian, 1780–1856)
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Daughters of the Dust (1991)
dir. Julie Dash
"only if there are angels in your head will you
ever, possibly, see one.
-- Mary Oliver, Devotions
ok i wanna jump on the train :) what kind of bug is the person you rbed this from
mantis
spider / scorpion
dragonfly / damselfly
moth / butterfly
fly / mayfly / cranefly
cicada / grasshopper / cricket
ant
beetle
bee / wasp / hornet / yellow jacket
other!
no negativity ab bugs in my notes please!!
Count the Almonds
Count what was bitter and kept you awake,
count me among them:
I searched for your eye, when you opened it and no one looked at you,
I spun that secret thread,
along which the dew you thought
slid down to the jars,
watched over by a saying that found its way to no one’s heart.
Only there did you wholly enter the name that is yours,
did you step sure-footed toward yourself,
did the hammers swing free in the belfry of your silence,
the overheard reach you,
the dead put its arm around you too,
and all three of you walked through the evening.
Make me bitter.
Count me among the almonds.
- Paul Celan (trans. Pierre Joris)
Parapegma (Calendar peg board)
Roman
The Seven gods and goddesses represent the seven days of the week. There are also thirty holes for marking the date and 24 holes for marking the current Zodiac sign.
