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Magical, fairytale art by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
#FairyTaleTuesday #magic

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'Love Among the Ruins' - Edward Burne-Jones, 1873 (watercolour).
#preraphaelite #art

'Woman with Cat' - William Clarke Wontner.
#Caturday #art

'The Bower Meadow' - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872.
#preraphaelite #art

In East Asia, New Year festival celebrations are closely linked with food with many customs dictating what foods should and should not be eaten to ensure an auspicious start to the year ahead.
#FolkloreThursday #ukiyoe #art
Image: 'Bowl of New Year Food' - Teisai Hokuba
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Memory is an important component of storytelling. In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne was the titan goddess of memory and mother of the nine muses, fathered by Zeus. It is from her name we get the word mnemonic, which is a memory aid.
#FolkloreThursday #storytelling

Some #ukiyoe oddness for #WyrdWednesday this week.
'Athletic Contests of Turtles' - Harada Keigaku. 🐢

Momotaro is a hero of Japanese folklore. He was found by a childless couple, inside a peach, floating down a river. He grew up and embarked on a quest, defeating a band of demons with the help of a talking dog, a monkey and a pheasant.
#FolkloreThursday
Image: Wikipedia commons.

In China there are 4 celestial animals that represent/guard the 4 directions. They are: red phoenix of the south, azure dragon of the east, black tortoise of the north & white tiger of the west. Today they are most commonly used in #FengShui.
#FolkloreThursday
Art:Chinese Tarot