Today’s Insanity:
- Restoration Complete: Great Grandma Akiye’s Furisode. “Great Big White Birds”
A Flock Of Doves In Flight Over Wild Waves And Majestic Gold And Silver Pine On Decadent Red Silk. On July the 24th, 2021 I posted this entry, after a bloody and violent bidding war for this kimono. For those joining this story here are the end, this is a piece that has been lost … Continue reading Restoration Complete: Great Grandma Akiye’s Furisode. “Great Big White Birds” - Antique Kurotomesode–Parinirvana Of Sakyamuni
Your Regular Flavor Text Is In The Corner Having An Existential Crisis. This Kimono Is Chaos On Black Silk. As I lay here on the floor staring at the ceiling, filling my cheeks with air and letting it out in short squeekie puffs as though to pretend that I am a giant chipmunk because being … Continue reading Antique Kurotomesode–Parinirvana Of Sakyamuni - What’s The Damage? The Ballad Of Stankizuri
Were starting off the new year strong, my friends. I’ve made three recent purchases and all three of them have found a way to make my brain do somersaults. So buckle up, chucklefucks. You know, sometimes my favorite thing to do is drive myself completely no-turning-back-insane by buying things just because they look weird to … Continue reading What’s The Damage? The Ballad Of Stankizuri - Taisho Kuromontsuki–Ume Dreams & Matsu Wishes
Tonight We’re Revisiting My Favorite Kimono While I Talk About The Actual Massive And Inconvenient Pain In The Ass Healing Is. As this year comes to a close, I’m sure we’re all sitting around wondering how we did. Well, maybe some of us actually know. The state of the universe is, as always, chaos, and … Continue reading Taisho Kuromontsuki–Ume Dreams & Matsu Wishes - Meiji Era Uchikake — Majesty With Minogame
Cranes In Flight With Ancient Turtles Surfacing Under A Mighty Pine On Textured Black Silk. T’was the night before Christmas, all up in this bitch. And unsurprisingly, this bitch had an itch. With shochikubai, tsuru, and minogame; I pounced on this thing and screamed a mighty “GIMME.” But the fuck, the shit, I was to … Continue reading Meiji Era Uchikake — Majesty With Minogame - What’s The Damage? Fowl Play–Featuring A Conversation About Western Market Insanity
Aaaaaand there ain’t no party like a peacock party because the peacock party don’t stop! You know what my favorite thing about this antique hikifurisode (a furisode meant to trail) is? The process of purchasing it was basically surrounded by enough misconceptions about kimono to fill a bingo card. Let’s go over some of them. … Continue reading What’s The Damage? Fowl Play–Featuring A Conversation About Western Market Insanity - What’s The Damage? We’re On A Boat!
Ka-Chow! What’s poppin’, fellow weirdos. It’s ya girl, Becky, back at it again with the evaluation station. Which is exactly the same as my display area. Which is also in my room where I sleep. That’s right, these things hover over me and torment me, even in my dreams. Which is fine, I guess. I … Continue reading What’s The Damage? We’re On A Boat! - I Did A Thing: Fixing Up A Meiji Era Wallet For Love
I wanted to do something special for someone special to me. I actually did this quite some time ago, but I wanted to keep it quiet until the recipient of the wallet was ready to show it off. It really is a work of art. All I did was clean it up. This was a … Continue reading I Did A Thing: Fixing Up A Meiji Era Wallet For Love - What’s The Damage? Antique Tsuru Furisode: Suspected Internment Shenanigans
Every now and then I will buy a train wreck on purpose because I love the pain it illustrates very well the absolute spine-twangy fucking insanity that is buying antique kimono in the USA. The hell does that mean? It means you will feel things. Lots of things. And then you have pieces like this. … Continue reading What’s The Damage? Antique Tsuru Furisode: Suspected Internment Shenanigans - Here’s Your Mood Boost: Pre-World War II Kurohikifurisode; The B-GAME
Do you ever feel like you’re not excelling at what you love to do, and it gets you down? Do you ever feel like you’re just a cog in a machine? Do you ever feel deflated and dismayed because your art just isn’t where you want it to be, and it smashes up against your … Continue reading Here’s Your Mood Boost: Pre-World War II Kurohikifurisode; The B-GAME
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