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 Vintage Japanese "KIMONO" Floral Motifs Antique, Aged 1940s Silk K333  US $32.00
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 Vintage Japanese "KIMONO" Aged 1940s Antique, Woven Floral Cute Pink, Silk K397 US $41.00
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Japanese home decor is a little bit more than plain decorating a living space. It is about achieving a feeling of balance in the universe. This process is known as Zen, which is essential in true Japanese home decor. With minimalism in furnishing the Japanese home decor embraces space, and uses it as a way of balancing the Yin and Yang.
Less is always more when it comes to Japanese home decor. The same principle goes to color or lack thereof - Japanese interiors are usually a blend of neutral and natural colors, which will provide a simple background. Black is considered a necessary element in the color palette, but it is used more for defining form and aligning structures more than for actual color. Since black doesn't clash with anything, the Japanese culture uses it as part of bringing a harmonious feel to a room. Vivid colors are used, but generally only in a single form. If you select a red piece of art, do not mix it on the same wall with another vivid color. A colorful piece is meant to stand out as a focal point of the room. If you use the same color in other parts of the room, the original piece will lose its potency.
Instead of mixing different colors together, you can select contrasting finishes and textures for various items - this is how you can achieve an integral part of balancing. Japanese home decor has many textures such as long grained cedar wood, rice paper, lacquer, bamboo, wicker, and beautiful fabrics of different silks.
To add objects with an Eastern influence to your Japanese home decor, you can try a few of the classic and beautiful bits and pieces. A finely made kimono can add art to a room without any effort at all, because a Japanese kimono is considered to be the canvas of the Japanese artist. Wedding kimonos and fans are considered extremely valuable and decorative. Even hanging a kimono on a clothing stand or decorative bar can make a statement in any room with Japanese home decor.
A wide sash worn with a kimono is called an obi - it can make an excellent table runner or be framed as a piece of art. If you are looking for something a bit more unique, you can group a collection of obis behind your bed to make a fabulous headboard. A Keyaki is a gorgeous antique door that can be used as a desk top, or coffee table top. Lastly, a sake keg can double as a plant holder. Depending on the size, you could also use it as a vase, end table, or lamp base.
If you want your home to look unique and exotic, choose Japanese home decor style. Your imagination and widespread eastern influence can help you create a room that is both beautiful and well-balanced.
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Hand Bag
My first advice would be to project in your mind the bag that is most suitable to your purpose, i.e. if you have a purpose like a work-bag, going out to the cinema bag, have fun bag or a formal evening party bag; only then can you apply the appropriate Feng Shui principles.
The most important part of Feng Shui of your handbag is to improve the energy surrounding your bag. To do this:
• Choose the right colour
Each colour has a specific meaning and corresponds with the five elements. Feng Shui says that choosing the correct colour can improve your energy levels. Select the colour that is supportive of you, and not the one you need to avoid as per your own element based on your birth sign or horoscope.
Colours
• Red or any shade of red denotes Fire
• Green or any shade of green denotes Wood
• Yellow, beige, cream represents Earth
• Black or blue represents Water
• White, gold or silver signifies Metal
Make sure your bag colour matches or complements the colour of your outfit and also possibly your shoes for co-ordination and harmony if you are projecting your personality.
• Pick the right size and shape
A work of art has to be decorative whereas a dishwasher has to be functional. But a handbag should be both: decorative and functional.
Make sure your bag fits you just right. Carrying around a bag that’s too big is a burden and can drain your energy levels. Having a bag that is too small and cannot fit the necessities is stressful and not functional; it also drains your energy. Go for bags that are shallow rather than deep, so that you can find what you need when you need it, and are not tempted to carry around things you do not need (called clutter) just because you have the space.
• Organize the inside of your bag
The level of organisation (or disorganisation) inside your bag can affect your energy levels. The three basic items in your bag are your wallet, your mobile phone and your keys. Make sure you have proper compartments for these items to access them efficiently. And get rid of the clutter — take unnecessary items out of your bag.
Whether we look at this is as a case study or otherwise, in general, handbags are those extras that were never needed when we lived natural and harmonised lives. But, this is not so in this day and age. So, the function is like an extension of ourselves, which adds what we miss ourselves with our own inner eyes. Whoever misses security will have items to this effect; those missing beauty, will have things to powder the nose; others, missing self confidence, their own unique companions. Everything springs from our own inner perception of us.
·Our insecurities are in our handbags...
1. Ensure that your wallet does not have any unnecessary papers. See that you have your business cards, credit cards, cash, travel pass, smiling faces of your loved ones’ photos to lift your spirits and a symbolic photo of your favourite deity like Ganesh or Sai Baba (for inner security).
2. In your change pocket of the wallet, keep three Chinese coins tied with red ribbon for a feeling of abundance and attracting prosperity all the time (based on our belief system).
3. Ensure the phone battery is adequately charged to get you through the day (for communication fears) and that you have a little crystalium disc attached to the mobile phone to protect you from the electromagnetic field emissions.
4. The keyring should not have any unnecessary keys.
5. Crystals are wonderful companions for clarity of thinking; keep a small, white, clear quartz crystal in the bag to help you remain focussed during the day. Alternatively, you can keep a raw crystal called Rhodochrocite for enhanced intuition.
6. A number of practical items in a handbag like a small Swiss army knife; pen, mirror, glasses and a couple of other items of personal nature can be kept in the handbag. These little items are not considered clutter, and they do come in handy.
·Feng Shui works for artistic designers of handbags:
A number of handbag designers in the West are now producing handbags with Feng Shui principles and collage works combining elements such as Chinese prayers, papers and antique kimono fabrics in a vinyl casing with some brightly coloured works, which gleam like gold fish underwater. The ancient principles are infused with East Asian aesthetic.
Additional detailing on individual bags may include lucky (play) money sewn in to attract more (real) money and specially coloured linings chosen for their Feng Shui elemental meanings; like red is for fame and reputation and black represents professional success.
The care that goes into crafting handbags through Feng Shui principles may or may not bring a sense of emotional security to their bearers. But this same painstaking approach definitely means that it is still seeking more personal security as mentioned earlier.
Fashion bags will come and go but the classic Dior, Gucci and Hermes will probably be with us for years to come.
Swinging the unique bright bags around, you're going to attract something,it may not necessarily be prosperity but it will be something.
Essentially, I believe the idea is that we personalise our handbag and in so doing, make it lucky.
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How can I remove dust from antique doll clothing?
I have a pre-WWII Japanese Geisha doll that is fixed to her stand. She and her clothing were hand made, and I want to restore her. She is covered in dust, and it's making the colors look faded on her kimono. I've used a makeup brush(bought new just for this project) and a can of air to remove most of it, but there is still a lot that I can't get. Any suggestions on how to remove it without damaging her?
When I was much younger my parents did a lot of crafting with stained glass. One of their projects was to make a display case for a doll just like you described, which my uncle owned. Once the case was made my mom had the chore of cleaning the doll before it was enclosed in the case.
Back then the cosmetic brush was available but the canned air was not so my mom used an infants nasal aspirator (the blue bulb thing used to clean the mucus out of an infants nose when they have a cold.) I seem to recall that this worked quite well. For the really hard to reach areas my mom purchase a contour eye shadow brush. The bristles were stiffer then a regular eye shadow brush, and the whole shape was kind of like a wedge. The bristles at one end were shorter then the bristles at the other end.
I am also thinking that a tiny stencil brush might work, but only if the fabric of the dolls clothing is in really good shape.
Good Luck
Wear a kimono at a special concert
As a sponsor of Tokyo Kimono Week 2010, the hotel Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo will jointly host a concert with the Tokyo Kimono Club on Oct. 31. The Tokyo Kimono Concert will be held in the hotel's third-floor grand ballroom. Those attending the concert can feast on a dessert buffet prepared by the hotel's world-champion pastry chef, Hiroshi Igarashi, from 5 p.m., before a marimba concert from 6 p ...
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