#painted silk

[vintagehomecollection]

The Master Bedroom is a roseate bower with painted silk wall upholstery and lively primrose fabric. Porcelain objects displayed in recessed shelves accentuate the color scheme, while a simplified window treatment gives full play to the urban panorama.

Contemporary Apartments, 1982

[princessfromthelandofporcelain]

Silk kimono for an unmarried woman (furisode) painted with motifs symbolizing the New Year. Japanese, 1920-1940. Rijksmuseum. 

From the Rijksmuseum:

Plants seem to be growing up against the woodwork of the fabric’s woven background pattern of a garden fence. The young pine shoots are a New Year’s motif and this formal kimono may well have been made for this occasion. The flowering plum and various plants with red berries herald the coming month.

[zegalba]

Azerbaijani artist Tunzala Mamedzadeh's Hand-Painted Quran in Gold on 164 Feet of Black Silk

[lionofchaeronea]

Black Bear Cub, Mori Shūhō, 1799

[pallanophblargh]

I was recently extremely blessed in being able to finally see one of my “bucket list bugs” as I’ve started calling them. (Not a real list, as I’m never one to be organized…)

But a friend alerted me to the presence of this big beauty and J gave me a leg up to take a closer photo with my measly phone camera and subpar photography skills. I found some eggs she had laid on the wall and I scooped them up in hopes I can look after them. She hung around with her admirers for a good half hour before deciding she’d lingered long enough and flew off into the literal sunset.

Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia, largest moth species in North America. Bug haters, don’t interact!

[lunar-sams]

you're not all bad.

[dracofaun]

Welcome. Defeat the Bishops.

[squeakadeeks]

COLLECTOR MY BELOVED so hyped for season 3 and the teasers that were dropped today 🫣 i cant wait to see this nightmare child in full action. 

[vezpertilia]

Just some Spideys :)

8x8 acrylic paintings available on my Etsy!

❤️🕸️🖤

Spider-Man 2099 - SOLD!

Scarlet Spider - SOLD!

((use code “TUMBLR” for 15% off 😉))

[comicartarchive]

Bettie Page - Queen of the Nile 1 pg7 by Jim Silke

[digitalfashionmuseum]

White Floral Painted Silk Evening Gown, 1840s.

Augusta Auctions.

[mothfulhansel]

a silkmoth lady oc i made out of the blue, her name is Lovet

[ladysantos]

ophelia is commissioned by @lorebreaker! tysm shes lovely 🥺💗🌸

[worldhistoryfacts]

The Qianlong Emperor of China took several tours of the country during his 61-year reign. These were commemorated in massive (over 40 feet long, in one case) painted silk scrolls. These are like Where's Waldo for imperial China, showing all sorts of people going about their daily routines:

The first of these scrolls was Prosperous Suzhou, a masterpiece that shows the city and the countryside around it. We start in the countryside, with villagers busily roofing a house:

Then we come across a mountain path, with tiny figures ascending:

Soon we see the bustling riverfront with shops and an array of boats:

The examination hall, where aspiring scholars study the classics:

And, finally, the city’s fortified port, a sign of imperial strength:

{WHF} {Ko-Fi} {Medium}

[lionofchaeronea]

Rainy Season, Nishimura Goun, 1932

[eirene]

La Soirée

Vittorio Reggianini