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KIMONO OF BATS AND SPIDER WEB (1899)
Due to their nocturnal life, bats stand for protection and rebirth. Meanwhile, the spider web represents resilience and hard work.
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Due to their nocturnal life, bats stand for protection and rebirth. Meanwhile, the spider web represents resilience and hard work.
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There are numerous editions of the iconic Great Wave. From the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Art Institute of Chicag...
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The passing of time and life is represented through flowers of all seasons, with their auspiciousness they guaranteed the wearer’s good fortune.
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Measuring 1,106km2, the city has more Rolls Royce’s per person than any other city in the world, as well as the most skyscrapers - double that of N...
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Measuring 43m in height, the lighthouse located in the English Channel in East Sussex became operational in October 1902 and was staffed by three k...
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Japanese “raigo” imagery is a representation of Amida Buddha, also known as the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, welcoming the soul to paradise, in th...
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British textile designer and potter William Morris (1834-1896). Morris grew roses at Red House, as they were one of his favourite flowers. Roses ap...
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The Japanese word for the highest ranked courtesan is “oiran”. It is debated how this name came about, but one theory comes from how the girls work...
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In Japanese folklore, portrayed with intelligence and paranormal abilities, the 'kitsune' fox are capable of taking human form, sometimes to trick ...
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Hasui Kawase was one of most prominent print designers of the shin-hanga (new prints) movement. Unlike his contemporaries he preferred to depict le...
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Yasaka Pagoda, first built in 589, was repeatedly destroyed and burned in war. Always reconstructed to its original form, its current structure was...
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The cockatoo is symbolic of self-acceptance and love, as well as healthy communication with those around us. It also represents change, especially ...
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Part of a triptych image, a giant skeleton spirit known as a gashadokuro looms over the menace warrior Oya no Mitsukuni and his companion. The enti...
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The first time that dragons appeared in Japanese text dates back to 680 AD. Dragons in Asia are regarded as generous, benevolent forces that use t...
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Initially built in 1617, the pagoda is part of a shrine complex, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. The wonder and beauty of the s...
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A bridge, particularly a bridge over water, represents crossing over from the profane to the sacred. In Zen symbolism, red represents life force, t...
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Both the Japanese and Chinese regard the evergreen pine as a symbol of longevity, good fortune and steadfastness. The artist Hiroshige is thought t...
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The Japanese associate koi carps with perseverance in adversity, strength of purpose and determination to overcome obstacles, thus representing cou...
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The Japanese word for monkey, “saru”, is a homonym for the Japanese word “expel” (also pronounced saru), meaning “dispel” or “push away”. This has ...
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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946), an English figure and landscape painter, etcher and lithographer, who studied at the Slade School o...
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A woodcut by the Dutch graphic artist and painter Julie de Graag (1877-1924). The cat represents rebirth and resurrection, per their nine lives. Th...
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A quote from Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, the founder of the Chanel brand, who popularised a sportive, casual chic as the feminine standard. She was t...
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In 1992, 28,000 rubber ducks were lost at sea from a shipping crate from Hong Kong to USA. Some have washed up on the shores of Hawaii, whilst othe...
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The first commercial toilet paper was invented by Joseph Gayetty in 1857 which was used for medical purposes. It was British businessman Walter Alc...
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In 2013, a toilet paper roll made from 22-carat gold went on sale by the Australian company, Toilet Paper Man, with the price tag of £825K (US $1,3...
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An average person visits the toilet 2500 times a year. In total, we spend around 3 years of our life in the toilet, where we use approximately 57 s...
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Known as Le Drapeau Tricolore (French Tricolors), the origin of the French flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution when the “ancient French co...
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View of Paris published c.1660 by Martin Zeiller. The city was founded in the 3rd century BC by Celtic people called the Parisii, from where the ci...
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Designed by the American artist, Louis Tiffany, this window represents the River of Life. The magnolia flower symbolises perseverance, eternity and...
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Monet produced around 200 paintings of the waterlily pond of his home in Giverny. Depicted solely of an expanse of water, the paintings contain nei...
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Surprisingly, humans and seahorses have some traits in common. Just like us, every individual seahorse has a unique physique, but they also share o...
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A contemporary Royal Guard adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can also mean “to ret...
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A contemporary sculptor adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can also mean “to return”,...
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A contemporary baseball adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can also mean “to return...
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A contemporary Statue of Liberty adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can also mean “...
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This painting features the fascia of two now-vanished small shops: Collins' local toy and doll-repair shop and Nichols’ watch dealer, both once fix...
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