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I've received a postcard from Mori.
Congratulation for her solo art exhibition in Taiwan from Jan 5 - Feb 5,2015.
The best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventure (Alice in Wonderland)
Showing posts with label = People. Show all posts
Showing posts with label = People. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Khmer Woman, Poipet, Cambodia
Khmer Woman, Poipet, Cambodia , 2005
Photo Yoonki Kim
The image of the Cambodian woman has always been compared to the celestial goddesses on the walls of the great temples Angkor Wat. The pleasant smile and distant gaze serve as a paragon for Cambodian women. Apsara, as they are called, represent water and purity and the fluidity of the virtuous female.
This postcard was send from Singapore, Marque.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Story of Persian
Portrait of Nadir Shah
Nāder Shāh Afshār also known as Nāder Qoli Beg or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān (November, 1688 [1] or August 6, 1698[2] – June 19, 1747) ruled as Shah of Iran (1736–47) and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty.
Because of his military genius, some historians have described him as the Napoleon of Persia or the Second Alexander.
Nader Shah was a member of the Turcophone Afshar tribe of northern Persia,which had supplied military power to the Safavid state since the time of Shah Ismail I.
Nader rose to power during a period of anarchy in Persia after a rebellion by Afghans had overthrown the weak Shah Soltan Hossein, and both the Ottomans and the Russians had seized Persian territory for themselves. Nader reunited the Persian realm and removed the invaders. He became so powerful that he decided to depose the last members of the Safavid dynasty, which had ruled Persia for over 200 years, and become shah himself in 1736. His campaigns created a great empire that briefly encompassed what is now Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of the Caucasus region.
The Meeting of Siyarush and Afrasiyab, Firdosi Shahnama
Probably Qazwin, Persia
Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan with two attendants
17th Century AD/11th Century AH
India
Shahab Uddin Muhammad Shah Jahan I January 1592 – 22 January 1666) was the emperor of the Mughal Empire in India from 1628 until 1658. The name Shah Jahan comes from Persian meaning "king of the world." He was the fifth Mughal ruler after Babur, Humayun, Akbar, and Jahangir. While young, he was a favourite of his legendary grandfather Akbar the great. He is also called Shahjahan The Magnificant.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Native Americans - Navajo Nation
Of the Native Americans tribes living within the United States, the Navajo is the largest. The Navajo Nation also possesses the largest reservation, emcompassing some 27,000 square miles of land rich in oil, gas, coal, and uranium. However, true wealth of the reservation and people lies not beneath the ground, but in daily life expresses through the art of weaving traditional dress, and dance.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Reus from Dendermonde
In De Wael from Dendermonde send me this postcard (via post-crossing)
The 3 different costume of the people named
1. Reus Indiaan
2. Reus Mars
3. Reus Goliath
* Dendermonde (French: Termonde) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders.
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Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers!
In 2009, Finland, Chile and about 40 other countries will issue stamps on climate change. The common theme is Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers. The international stamp campaign is being coordinated by Itella’s Philatelic Centre in Finland.
Each participant country will issue its stamps on its own schedule in the period January-March 2009. Each country will also decide independently on the illustration theme for its issue.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Armenian National Costumes
Armenian National Costumes - Shatakh , 20C
This is the second postcard I receive from Neses.
Thank you so much.
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Plains Indian Women
"Preparation for Dinner"
The Sioux Indian women of the Teton or Western Dakota tribe sustained and perpetuated village life using their agricultural and domestic skills. Among the Dakota women's many skills were porcupine quill work and bead embroidery. They also performed such essential tasks as dressing hides for clothing and shelter, caring for the children and cooking.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Zulu , South Africa
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Japan _ Maiko
Maiko on Sanjo Bridge @ Peacock Brand
Friend of mine whom join homestay to Japan send me this postcard from Kyoto this Jun' 08.
In the Japanese way, as young girls before they become women, the dress of the Maiko is more outlandish than that of the mature Geisha. The Obi and Kimono of a Maiko is brightly coloured and ornately decorated, the Kimono is of the Furisode style (more specifically of the oburisode type kimono) with long flapping sleeves that fall to the floor. The collar of the under-kimono worn by the Maiko is usually of a red and white patterned material, and shows vividly against the white neck of the Maiko. This makes the "changing of the collar" ceremony (from patterned to plain white) the coming of age ceremony when a Maiko becomes a Geiko rather obvious.
Sanjo Bridge over the Kamo river in Kyoto city was the ending location for Tokaido from Tokyo.
* Geisha or Geiko are traditional, female Japanese entertainers, whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as classical music and dance.
Friend of mine whom join homestay to Japan send me this postcard from Kyoto this Jun' 08.
In the Japanese way, as young girls before they become women, the dress of the Maiko is more outlandish than that of the mature Geisha. The Obi and Kimono of a Maiko is brightly coloured and ornately decorated, the Kimono is of the Furisode style (more specifically of the oburisode type kimono) with long flapping sleeves that fall to the floor. The collar of the under-kimono worn by the Maiko is usually of a red and white patterned material, and shows vividly against the white neck of the Maiko. This makes the "changing of the collar" ceremony (from patterned to plain white) the coming of age ceremony when a Maiko becomes a Geiko rather obvious.
Sanjo Bridge over the Kamo river in Kyoto city was the ending location for Tokaido from Tokyo.
* Geisha or Geiko are traditional, female Japanese entertainers, whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as classical music and dance.
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