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View full detailsText on the tag: From The Angel’s Concert, the image portrays two seated angles reading from a song book. By Cherubino Alberti (1553-1615).. Con...
View full detailsText on the tag: Hasui Kawase was one of the most prolific and recognised artists of the Shin Hanga (New Print) movement. Depicted in the foregroun...
View full detailsText on the tag: Oiwa, one of the most famous Japanese ghosts from the ghostly tale of Yotsuya Kaidan, is depicted in countless works of arts and f...
View full detailsText on the tag: Depicted is the ghost of Okiku, whose master threw her into a well because she had broken his favourite dish. At night the sound o...
View full detailsText on the tag: The different coloured strings stand for the five elements (earth, wind, fire, void, and water) and forces according to Buddhist t...
View full detailsText on the tag: The five levels of the Japanese pagoda stand for each of the five elements according to Buddhist thought: Earth, Water, Fire, Air,...
View full detailsText on the tag: Based on a true story, Koheiji was killed by his wife and her lover, and later returned to haunt the couple as they lay in bed ins...
View full detailsText on the tag: Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, the Chinese name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the...
View full detailsText on the tag: Japanese “raigo” imagery is a representation of Amida Buddha, also known as the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, welcoming the soul t...
View full detailsText on the tag: The Chinese silks and leather shapes skilfully portray the Bodhisattva Manjushri, whose name means Gentle Glory in Sanskrit. Consi...
View full detailsText on the tag: Imperial Chinese embroidery portraying the thousand arms and eleven heads of Guanyin. This manifestation of the compassionate bodh...
View full detailsText on the tag: The painting from Nepal portrays the wrathful deity, also known as Acalanatha, depicted with his consort Vishvavajri. Achala is ve...
View full detailsText on the tag: From a Chinese embroidery in silk, metallic thread and horsehair. Vajrabhairava scares selfishness and egoism - the main causes of...
View full detailsText on the tag: The Tibetan tsakli card portrays a manifestation of Manjushri. A card that belongs to a small sets of paintings (usually anything ...
View full detailsText on the tag: At the centre of the Tibetan mandala sits the peaceful manifestation of the Bodhisatva Manjushri, also known as Manjuvajra, embrac...
View full detailsText on the tag: Chinese silk embroidery with gold threads, portrays a five clawed dragon - the quintessential symbol of imperial power. Depicted w...
View full detailsText on the tag: We take knowledge of the visible world through sight, but that which is visible, is only a small speck in the grand creation of th...
View full detailsText on the tag: Fear is something that is felt at stages in life, but we find a way to overcome these moments through faith. The inner strength br...
View full detailsText on the tag: To see the light, key things that help: Meditate, sing, surround yourself with positive people, help others, accept that nothing i...
View full detailsText on the tag: “Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” John Lennon (1940-1980) Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed rea...
View full detailsText on the tag: The lotus flower is revered for its ability to rise from the murky waters to bloom into a beautiful pure flower, This process symb...
View full detailsText on the tag: Zen rock gardens (karesansui “dry-mountain water” in Japanese), originated in medieval Japan. Renowned for their simplicity and se...
View full detailsText on the tag: One day on the spiritual mountain, people gathered to hear the Buddha’s Dharma talk. On one occasion, Buddha simply held up a flow...
View full detailsText on the tag: For more than 4000 years, the bamboo has been considered a symbol of prosperity, growth, good luck and positivity. The hollow cent...
View full detailsText on the tag: “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emers...
View full detailsText on the tag: We often forget what actually makes us happy. We need to be surrounded by people who care, be thankful as often as we can, activel...
View full detailsText on the tag: Stone lanterns are traditionally votive lights, with the light in the lamp representing the sacred teachings to help overcome the ...
View full detailsText on the tag: A lotus by Hoson, also known as Koson (1877-1945). The lotus flower is revered for its ability to rise from the murky waters to bl...
View full detailsText on the tag: The snow scene is by the Japanese woodblock print master, Utagawa Hiroshige. A snowscape offers a hint of new beginnings - whether...
View full detailsText on the tag: Yasaka Pagoda, first built in 589, was repeatedly destroyed and burned in war. Always reconstructed to its original form, its curr...
View full detailsText on the tag: The artist Koitsu, was born in 1870, and often utilised the subtle use of light and shadow in his landscapes which is a trademark ...
View full detailsText on the tag: Depicted is the famous Nikko Toshogu Shinto shrine that was built in 1627. It enshrines the first Shogun, the founder of the Edo s...
View full detailsText on the tag: The songbird is a protective spirit associated to poetry and music. The lotus flower is revered for its ability to rise from the m...
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