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June 7, 2016
Book 2 of The Tale of Shikanoko series is out TODAY! Find Autumn...
June 5, 2016
Fascinating photos show the serene and timeless beauty of feudal...
People on boats on waterways through vast rice fields, in the shadows of Mount Fuji
Catch of the day: People wading into the sea with fishing nets in hand, and boats visible at work in the background
Eight young women in kimonos enjoy the sun dressed in colourful outfits with kimonos and parasols, including four on a wooden boat Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/tra...
Fascinating photos show the serene and timeless beauty of feudal Japan as it stood on the brink of modernisation in 1908 | Becky Pemberton for Daily Mail
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3433535/Fascinating-photos-serene-timeless-beauty-feudal-Japan-stood-brink-modernisation-1908.html#ixzz49OnBlOD9
June 3, 2016
More goodness courtesy of Instagram: Joe T. of BookPeople...
More goodness courtesy of Instagram:
Joe T. of BookPeople (Austin, TX) writes, “Emperor of the Eight Islands is the first book in a 4 book series entitled The Tale of Shikanoko. Set to be released over the course of 2016, this fantasy story by Lian Hearn and set in an imaginary feudal Japan is one of the best books I’ve read this year.”
Thanks, Joe!
June 1, 2016
peashooter85:
Japanese kabuto, 19th century.
from Czernys...
Japanese kabuto, 19th century.
from Czernys Auctions.
Something about this is familiar, but I can’t put my finger on it….
May 30, 2016
May 28, 2016
Absolutely swooning over this. An artist who goes by...
Absolutely swooning over this. An artist who goes by @paperstories_ohnana on Instagram shared these images of their art project inspired by Emperor of the Eight Islands. Breathtaking!
[Book 1 in The Tale of Shikanoko is available now!]
May 26, 2016
desimonewayland:
onna bugeisha
When you watch Kurosawa’s The...
When you watch Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai,
which is set in 16th-century Japan, you are not exactly inundated with
the stunning power of female warriors brandishing katanas—it’s a bit of a
ソーセージ-fest, but such women did exist.
These warriors, known as onna bugeisha, find their earliest
precursor in Empress Jingū, who in 200 A.D. led an invasion of Korea
after her husband Emperor Chūai, the fourteenth emperor of Japan,
perished in battle. Legend has it that she accomplished this feat
without shedding a drop of blood. She used her position to bring about
economic and social change and in the late 19th century became the first
woman to be featured on a Japanese banknote.
May 24, 2016
Just arrived: finished copies of Autumn Princess, Dragon Child...
Just arrived: finished copies of Autumn Princess, Dragon Child (book 2 of The Tale of Shikanoko)! Available June 7, 2016.
May 22, 2016
The finished book is truly beautiful, with foil embossed...
The finished book is truly beautiful, with foil embossed details. Love this gorgeous photo from Instagram user _ulianne.
(Tag any photos you share with #BeforeOtori or #TaleOfShikanoko!)
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