This is an ad card from the art exhibition of brothers Carlos "Gibran" Concepcion and Gonzalo Concepsion, they are Spanish painters, I believe.
Showing posts with label cards: art and drawings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cards: art and drawings. Show all posts
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Red sails
This is an ad card from the art exhibition of brothers Carlos "Gibran" Concepcion and Gonzalo Concepsion, they are Spanish painters, I believe.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
French poster
Uploading the back side here 'cause I want to show the postal marking (besides, the message isn't personal at all, it's a Neil Gaiman quote)
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Japanese print
Story: "A loyal retainer, Utō Yasukata's legend" by Santō Kyōden (1761~1816)
Scene: A confused fight on the stage with broken bamboo blinds and big skull
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797~1861), Ukio-e
The depiction here is taken from the book Uto Yasukata chugi-den [Story on the Loyalty of Uto Yasukata], written by Santo Kyoden (1761-1816). The legend tells that Princess Takiyasha was the daughter on Taira no Masakado, who had died in the year 940 during an unsuccessful rebellion. At some point she and her stepbrother met Nikushisen, a spirit, whose powers helped them in forming a rebellion. They go to Soma Palace (which belonged to their father) to enact their plan. However, a retainer of Minamoto Yorinobu, Oya Taro Mitsukuni, discovered the plot and finally defeats the princess and her stepbrother at the palace.
In Kuniyoshi's depiction of this legend, the ghost appears dramatically as a giant skeleton, drawing back a torn bamboo blind to haunt Mitsukuni. The princess looks on, chanting a spell.
The inscription reads:
At the old palace of Soma, Takiyasha, the daughter of Masakao, gathered her allies by witchcraft. Oya Taro Mitsukuni went there to test the demons and eventually destroyed her.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Boertje & Boerinnetje
Rolf Unger, 2008 / The 'Boertje & Boerinnetje (Delft-blue) automatiek' a typical Dutch vending machine
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Very, Very Gentle Touch!
This card came from Estonia. It's a painting from Navitrolla Gallery and it's called Very, very gentle touch. I love it!
Yep, that's me again!
I haven't updated this blog for a year and now I have several hundreds o' postcards to upload. Those who are reading this blog, be warned for I shall probably spam the hell outta your read lists.
Nice envelope, and there are pretty cards in it!
This is a card from St. Petersburg. I've always said that out of all Russian cities St. Petersburg has the most awesome cards!
The lions of St. Petersburg.
This is a card from Peterhof, a small town near St. Petersburg (and under its jurisdiction). It's recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is one of my favourite cards. The sender doesn't know where and when it was printed, but it looks like an illustration from one of those fairy tale books I was reading as a child:)
Nice envelope, and there are pretty cards in it!
This is a card from St. Petersburg. I've always said that out of all Russian cities St. Petersburg has the most awesome cards!
The lions of St. Petersburg.
This is a card from Peterhof, a small town near St. Petersburg (and under its jurisdiction). It's recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is one of my favourite cards. The sender doesn't know where and when it was printed, but it looks like an illustration from one of those fairy tale books I was reading as a child:)
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday, December 26, 2009
All Wound Up
This print is called "All Wound Up", it was created by Jordan Crane.
I got it from Australia:
A seahorse and other lovely things
This is one of the most beautiful and thoughtful cards through and through:))
There is a seahorse on the front side, and I just love seahorses
On the left stamp is Bernhard Grzimek, famous zoologist and book author, on the right one is Heinz Erhardt, comedian, musician, actor and poet. The stamp says "Another poem!" (it was the title of his first book), which corresponds beautifully with the poem on the card.
There is a seahorse on the front side, and I just love seahorses
*by Walter Trier, children's book illustrator*
On the back side, there was a poem by my favourite poet and the stamps were so nice!
On the left stamp is Bernhard Grzimek, famous zoologist and book author, on the right one is Heinz Erhardt, comedian, musician, actor and poet. The stamp says "Another poem!" (it was the title of his first book), which corresponds beautifully with the poem on the card.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Netherlands: sunflowers and tulips
Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers
I love this card. Everything I thought about Holland on one card:))
Plus three beautiful stamps:
I love this card. Everything I thought about Holland on one card:))
Plus three beautiful stamps:
Friday, December 11, 2009
The British Museum
The month of Jyeshtha (May/June)In the heat of the summer a couple seek respite from the blazing sun inside a makeshift pavilion of aromatic grasses and matting
Page from a dispersed brahmasa series from Bundi, Rajasthan, India
Gouache on paper. Late 17th century
And I always loved flower studies!
Flower studies, c. 158os or 1590sFour studies of pink and yellow tulips and of a petal; two studies of German iris; star anemone
Loyaulte Me Lie
Back to my treasure box.
This, my friends, is one of my favourite cards, Richard III of England, the last king of the House of York. Sent by the most devoted Ricardian and my dearest friend.
This, my friends, is one of my favourite cards, Richard III of England, the last king of the House of York. Sent by the most devoted Ricardian and my dearest friend.
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