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Merry Christmas 2016
Posted in Antiques, Clothing & Accessories, tagged Antiques, Christmas, Christmas greetings on December 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »
My Santa Claus and marbles
Posted in Collectibles, tagged antique, Antiques, Christmas Sweatz, marbles, Merry Christmas, Rhett And Link, Santa Claus on December 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Christmas Sweatz
by
Rhett And Link
You get some green sweats
I get some red sweats
Then we switch em up
We’ve got Christmas sweats
You get some red sweats
I get some green sweats
Then we switch em up
We’ve got Christmas sweats
She’s got a green sweatshirt
Yeah
And got some green sweatpants
They match
That’s just a green sweat suit
You see that every other motherfruitcaking day
He’s got a red sweatshirt
Boring
And that’s a red sweatpants
Yawn
That’s just a red sweat suit
You see that every other motherfruitcaking day
You get some green sweats
I get some red sweats
Then we switch em up
We’ve got Christmas sweats
You get some red sweats
I get some green sweats
Then we switch em up
We’ve got Christmas sweats
He’s so festive
He’s gonna get himself arrested
She’s probably a pro-sleigh rider
I bet she pees apple cider
He’s probably done all his shopping
I bet he actually wears Christmas stockings
Is she texting Santa?
He’s spending time with Amanda
Who’s Amanda?
His step-daughter
He’s in a second marriage
It’s cool
You get some green sweats
I get some red sweats
Then we switch em up
We’ve got Christmas sweats
Yeah, What, Wow
You get some blue sweats
I get some white sweats
Then we switch em up
We’ve got Hanukkah sweats
You get some red sweats
I get some green sweats
He gets some black sweats
Kwanzaa Sweats
My chinese cloisonné enamel lady’s table mirror
Posted in Asian art, tagged 2012, antique, Antiques, chinese, Chinese New Year, cloisonné, dragon, God of Wealth, Tsai Shen Yeh, Year of the Dragon, 接财神, 新年 on December 31, 2011| 1 Comment »
Attractive cloisonné (*) enamel lady’s table mirror depicting three yellow five-clawed dragons on black ground, in pursuit of flaming pearls. This item was made in China in the late 19th or early 20th Century, probably during the reign of the Guangxu emperor 光緒帝 (reigned 1875-1908).
(*) Cloisonné 景泰蓝
Although popularly associated with Chinese art, the word “cloison” is actually French and means “compartment.” The technique was common in many parts of the world. Ancient Egyptians were the first to employ the cloisonné method.
Cloisonné enamel techniques were brought to China from Persia during the Yuan Dynasty. The techniques were developed further in the Ming Dynasty and became widespread during the reign of seventh Ming Emperor Jingtai 景泰 (reigned 1449-1457). This is the origin of the Chinese name for cloisonné Jingtailan 景泰蓝, with lan 蓝 (blue) being the most common background color. To produce a cloisonné utensil, the artist first produces a copper roughcast, attaches some copper wires forming decorative patterns, adds enamel between the spaces in the wires, and then fires the item in a kiln. Chinese cloisonné is sometimes confused with Canton enamel, a similar type of enamel work that is painted on freehand and does not utilize partitions to hold the colors separate.
Chinese black cloisonné
2012 The Year of the Dragon
As per the Chinese Zodiac, the coming year of 2012 is Year of Dragon that would commence on 23rd January 2012 and go on till 9th February, 2013. The Dragon is the fifth sign and signifies luck, especially for the Dragon people. Some people say 2012 is a Black Dragon or Water Dragon year.
The Year 2012 is the 4709th Chinese year. The Chinese believe that the first king of China was the Yellow King (he was not the first emperor of China). The Yellow King became king in 2697 B.C.
People born in the Year of the Dragon share certain characteristics: energetic, enterprising, self-assured, brave, passionate, innovative, optimistic, intelligent and ambitious.
My Holland Dolls
Posted in Collectibles, tagged antique, Antiques, costume, De Havenzangers, doll, dolls, Dutch, Holland, Huizen, Marken, Noord Holland, vintage, Volendam on November 26, 2011| 2 Comments »
These dolls were purchased as souvenirs in Noord Holland and the costumes are stylised and simplified. The fabrics and decorations are selected to make the dolls aesthetically pleasing. The Dutch girl has a beautiful face– rosy cheeks, and pretty blue eyes that open and close. Her face is hard plastic but looks like bisque. The male dolls wear black harem pants (broek) with two buttons at his waistband, shirts, vests (borsik) and hats. His feet are sitting in wooden shoes (klompen). These dolls were made in the late 1970s.
Atelier de poupées – 1950
Dutch Costume
Dutch clothing and costumes originated in the country now called the Netherlands, which has 14 provinces. Every province has its own traditional costumes. The most well-known type of dress, considered the national costume, came from Volendam.
Traditional dress for women includes long skirts, blouses, aprons and shawls or other shoulder decorations.
In almost all provinces, Dutch ladies wore some type of head covering made of fabric or lace. Some of them wore small lacy caps tied under the chin.
The men also wore hats, or fishermen’s caps.
The Marken men wear a blue and white or gray and white. A double-breasted red vest is worn on top, which shows below the shirt. The costume is finished off with gold buttons.
The dutch men are still proud to wear the baggy woolen trousers.
Meisje ik ben een zeeman (Girl I am a sailor)
by De Havenzangers
My old handkerchiefs
Posted in Clothing & Accessories, tagged antique, Antiques, Beirut, handkerchiefs, hankies, James Thomson, Picasso, vintage, Weeping Women on November 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
“The City of Dreadful Night”
by James Thomson, (1834-1882)
O melancholy Brothers, dark, dark, dark!
O battling in black floods without an ark!
O spectral wanderers of unholy Night!
My soul hath bled for you these sunless years,
With bitter blood-drops running down like tears:
Oh dark, dark, dark, withdrawn from joy and light!
My heart is sick with anguish for your bale;
Your woe hath been my anguish; yea, I quail
And perish in your perishing unblest.
And I have searched the highths and depths, the scope
Of all our universe, with desperate hope
To find some solace for your wild unrest.
And now at last authentic word I bring,
Witnessed by every dead and living thing;
Good tidings of great joy for you, for all:
There is no God; no Fiend with names divine
Made us and tortures us; if we must pine,
It is to satiate no Being’s gall.
It was the dark delusion of a dream,
That living Person conscious and supreme,
Whom we must curse for cursing us with life;
Whom we must curse because the life he gave
Could not be buried in the quiet grave,
Could not be killed by poison or the knife.
This little life is all we must endure,
The grave’s most holy peace is ever sure,
We fall asleep and never wake again;
Nothing is of us but the mouldering flesh,
Whose elements dissolve and merge afresh
In earth, air, water, plants, and other men.
Picasso & Weeping Women
My bandoneons in New Year 2011
Posted in Musical Instruments, tagged antique, Antiques, Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon, New Year, summer, tango, The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, verano porteño on December 26, 2010| 1 Comment »
My double basses in Christmas
Posted in Musical Instruments, tagged antique, Antiques, Benny Goodman, Christmas, contrabass, double bass, Jack Lesberg, jazz, K. Kohaut, Nicolás Dubouchet, Slap Bass, swing jazz on December 19, 2010| 1 Comment »
Double bass
The double bass is typically constructed from several types of wood, including maple for the back, spruce for the top, and ebony for the fingerboard. Double bass is very sensitive to changes in heat and humidity, which can cause cracks in tops.
It is uncertain whether the instrument is a descendant of the viola da gamba or of the violin, but it is traditionally aligned with the violin family.
All of the Viennese classical masters used this instrument in non-orchestral works. Beginning with the concerto by Joseph Haydn (cir. 1763, now lost), concertos followed by K. Kohaut (1765), D. J. Kneissel, B. R. Roslaub (Burgsteinfurt, Concerto No. 3), Dittersdorf (2), W. Pichi (2), A. Zimmermann, J. K. Vanhal, F. A. Hoffmeister (3), L. A. Kozeluch, and J. M. Sperger (18). The most important representatives of the Viennese school were: Josef Kämpfer (1734-after 1796); Friedrich Pischelberger (1741-1813); and Johannes Mathias Sperger (1750-1812). The playing of these musicians did not go unknown to Leopold Mozart, who (after his first visit to Vienna) added the following remarks to the double bass article in the second edition of his Violinschulë: “One can bring forth difficult passages easier with the five-string violone, and I heard unusually beautiful performances of concertos, trios, solos, etc. (on this instrument).” W. A. Mozart also added a contribution to the classical concert literature of the double bass. The obligato part of the concert aria K. 612 marked the high point of the solo music for the double bass of the classical period and at the same time, marked the end of this genre.
In addition, it is used in other genres such as Jazz, 1950s-style Blues and Rock and Roll, and Tango. Because an unamplified upright bass is generally the quietest instrument in a jazz band, many players of the 1920s and 1930s used the slap style, slapping and pulling the strings so that they make a rhythmic “slap” sound against the fingerboard.
Jack Lesberg
Jack Lesberg (February 14, 1920 – September 17, 2005) was a jazz double-bassist. He performed with many famous jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, and Benny Goodman. Lesberg played violin in clubs before switching to the double bass in the late 1930s. He also performed with the New York City Symphony Orchestra, under Leonard Bernstein, and later with the Sydney Symphony. Orchestra.
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Posted in Antiques, tagged antique, Antiques, antiques blog on December 18, 2010| 3 Comments »