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Japanese Ukiyo-e Art
Ukiyo-e art meant ‘pictures of the floating world’. It was a way of seeing life as ever-changing, with bittersweet fleeting moments. Nothing was out of bounds – theatres, brothels, tea houses, labourers, travellers, artists, prostitutes, lovers. And always feeling that life was ephemeral and impossible to grasp. Ukiyo-e Style Ukiyo-e developed as Edo (the old…
That Mandarin Look
Mandarin ducks are perching ducks. You often see them resting on a low branch near water. And at the right time of year they congregate on the water. With their feathers like sails, they look like miniature armadas floating on the waves. We have been watching birds of all kinds for years. Occasionally one bird…
Japan and Ukiyo-e
My father introduced me to Japanese art of Ukiyo-e when I was a kid. He fought in the Second World War, and when the war ended he came home. Money was tight and he signed up to Z Reserve for which he got eight shillings a week for being the first to go if there…
Min Max Quantity And Order
Min Max Quantity And Order – if you understand it, you know I am giving the bottom line away with the title. That’s because I tried out a plugin that did not do that. Then I found Minimum Maximum Quantity and Order. And it does exactly that. OK, let’s take a step back. The store…
Toda-ji Temple: Nara
Kyoto was the capital of Japan before Tokyo became the capital. Even before Kyoto was the capital, Nara was the capital of Japan. And here is the Toda-ji temple in Nara. Look at the size of the people walking up to the temple and you can get some kind of an idea of its size.…
How To Price Cards To Sell To Shops
Here’s how to work out the price to sell to shops. Our retail price is £2.40. If we were to sell to shops, then we would sell at a lower price, but of course shops would buy many designs and many of the same card. They will buy in multiples of six. Why six? Well…