#masanao

[missmyloko]

June 6th, 2024: Triple congratulations are in order across two kagai! Asako (亜佐子) of Nishimura (西村) in Gion Kobu and Masanao (満彩尚) of Man (まん) in Gion Higashi are celebrating their erikae while Katsuwaka (佳つ若) of Odamoto (小田本) in Gion Kobu is celebrating her misedashi! Katsuwaka is the imōto of Katsutomo (佳つ智), also of Odamoto, and was first seen during the Miyako Odori performing the tea ceremony under her real name as she had not yet officially been given a geimei by the time that the odori had begun. Masanao was the most senior maiko in Gion Higashi while Asako was the second most senior maiko in Gion Kobu, both with over five years of experience and stuck it out during the hard covid years. All three are wearing kuromontsuki with waves, a symbol of change and bringing luck, which will hopefully lead these women onto bright paths in the future ^^ おめでとうさんどす亜佐子さんと満彩尚さんと佳つ若ちゃん ^o^! Images are courtesy of Ono No Komachi, The Gion Higashi Kabukai, and Gion Niimi.

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WorldFrogDay + #WorldSparrowDay Japanese nestukes:

Netsuke: Skull and Toad Ohara Mitsuhiro (Japanese, 1810-1875) early-mid 19th century (Edo; Meiji) walrus tusk ivory INSCRIPTION [Signature] Mitsuhiro saku H: 1 7/16 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 1 5/8 in. (3.6 × 7 × 4.2 cm) Walters Art Museum

Netsuke: Stylized Fukurasusume ("fat sparrow") after Masanao of Kyoto early 19th century (Edo) ivory INSCRIPTION [Signature] Masanao* H: 1 × W: 2 5/16 × L: 1 5/8 in. (2.5 × 5.8 × 4.1 cm) Walters Art Museum

(note - although not specified in the museum's online records, there are multiple other similar examples from other collections which suggest this is after Masanao of Kyoto, early 19th century)

[dungeonsynthguide]

Masaya Imoto, Kaori Ohshima, & Masanao Akahori Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (ウルティマアンダーワールド) Game rip for the 1997 PS1 port, developed by INFINITY Co. and published by Origin Systems.

[xviistrings]

masao x naoya is so funny to me actually because imagine you've had a crush on this girl for a very long time and then she gets a boyfriend and it's like. whatever, okay, you're happy as long as she's happy. you can move on. you're a different guy than you were before. don't worry about it.

and then you get a crush on her boyfriend

[thecommaconstellation]

[sudden-stops-kill]

ahsoka v knight sakai masanao . https://twitter.com/scadarts

[lvdbbooks]

2023年2月19日

【新入荷・トートバッグ】

Yvon Lambert x HIMAA Tote Bag

Organic cotton. 370 x 400 x 100 mm.

価格：5,500円（税込）

/

フランス・パリの老舗ギャラリー、イヴォン・ランベール（Yvon Lambert）が、日本人アーティスト、平山昌尚（HIMAA）とコラボレーションして制作したトートバッグ。全く無駄のないデザインです。

Special edition designed by Hirayama Masanao for Yvon Lambert. Silkscreen on organic cotton canvas.

[lapsedmathematician]

posts that are exclusively for me as far as I'm aware: if masanao kawajiri doesn't have good news for me on my desk in the next zero minutes I am going to FREAK OUT

[nevver]

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Masanao Abe

[itsloriel]

The door is attached to the biggest tree in Japan. by Masanao Kimura / 500px

[spiderfreedom]

It's interesting how the same misogynistic trope can reappear, independently, in different countries. I'm reading "Scream from the shadows: the women's liberation movement in Japan" and this section about the connotations of the word 'woman' is interesting:

In the Japanese context, the semantic distinctions between the terms fujin, josei, and onna, which are all translated as “women” and/or “woman,” must be given careful attention, as they often signal political differences. Ribu [women's lib] activists deliberately chose and reappropriated onna, a term for woman that can be used in a pejorative manner with sexual or lower-class connotations. As noted by Kano Masanao, the term onna approximated a discriminatory word (sabetsu go). It signified the raw and total being that had to be liberated. According to linguistics scholar Orie Endo, its strong sexual implications made it a term that could “be substituted for many sexually related terms, such as mistress or prostitute,” and this was considered disrespectful, taboo, even “dirty.”

As a kid, I never liked the word 'woman' because it often sounded sexual to me, and I hated the way it was used. "My vices are alcohol, cigarettes, and women" - treating 'women' as equivalent as objects. "Love going to Colombia and seeing all the beautiful women" - treating 'women' as sightseeing objects. "You've known her since she was a girl, now watch her become a woman" - being a 'woman' is to be a passive sex object that is (often against her will) penetrated.

I used to think this was my personal issue with the word, but I've since learned other women also felt the same way about the word. And apparently in Japan, the word we foreigners are taught is the default word for woman (we learn woman = onna and man = otoko) is also subject to being sexualized, objectified, and degraded. What the Japanese 'ribu' activists did was to reclaim the word onna to mean a woman who was a subject, who was free to pursue sexual pleasure for herself and not for men. In other words, the degradation of the word for 'woman' isn't just something that happens in English, but in other languages and cultures. In this case, it does not appear to be a result of Western colonization, either.

If you haven't read much feminist work outside your home country (or about the West), I strongly recommend doing so. The more you learn about feminists in other countries, the more you realize that the form sexism takes is eerily universal.

[missmyloko]

May 16th, 2024: The Kanki Inari Shrine Festival took place today in Gion Higashi and Masanao (満彩尚) of Man (まん) was spotted wearing the sakkō hairstyle! During Man's last erikae, Masano's, the okiya was celebrating their first such event and as such borrowed the majority of their outfit from the Shigenoya okiya. This time around, it seems as though Shigenoya has gifted the gorgeous purple kimono to Man and that Man has purchased a new stunning black shippō patterned obi and a double crane kanzashi. Her overall look is truly stunning and we look forward to her erikae on June 6th ^^! Image is courtesy of a friend who wishes to remain anonymous.

[arthistoryanimalia]

For both #WorldFrogDay + #WorldSparrowDay today, here are two ivory nestukes on display together at the The Walters Art Museum:

1. Skull and Toad

Ohara Mitsuhiro, Edo, early-mid 19th c.

2. Stylized Fukurasusume ("fat sparrow")

after Masanao of Kyoto, Edo, early 19th c.

[itsmarjudgelove]

Did you know that the motifs of a maiko's hairpiece (called a "kanzashi"; 簪) change every month to reflect the seasons? So can you guess when this kanzashi is worn...? This kanzashi suggests the changing autumn leaves, and so it is worn in November. While the seasonal motifs of each month are similar for all the maiko, the designs are all quite different and beautiful. That means that part of the pleasure of an ozashiki party with maiko is getting to see up close the creativity of the craftsman who created each marvelous little piece of art. Thanks to our model, the Gion Higashi maiko Masanao-san 満彩尚さん!

[macromicrodaily]

Today's micro of the day is Mini Mario from the New Super Mario Bros sub-series (2006-2013), as conceptualized by Shigeyuki Asuke and Masanao Arimoto!

[eirinstiva]

Dios - ＆疾走 (Dios - &SPRINT / Official Music Video)

((( Dios ))) Tanaka Ichika Nito Sasanomaly

((( credit ))) Directed by Creative Collective　F A T I M A Girl：Riko Cinematographer：Yosuke Torii 1st AC：Sei Shimura 2nd AC : Yuto Mori 3rd AC : Riku Matsuo Lighting Director : Takuma Saeki Lighting Chief : Akira Nishimoto Lighting Assistant : Mizoe Toshifumi, Yasuda Masanao Stylist : Yuki Tsuchida Hair & Make : Tomoya Nakamura Assistant Producer : Ryo Kato Character Design：Naoyuki Asano Character Motion Designer: nmr