Kanglā shā (§ Removal of rods between jaws) - Wikipedia

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losdibujitos:

Gallos con tenis 🐓👟

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dduane:

Meanwhile, in Italy…

“Former culture undersecretary Vittorio Sgarbi defends the girl who climbed Giambologna’s Bacchus statue in Florence miming a sexual act. ‘It is a transfiguration: when art is truer than life. An amorous exaltation. No real man can compete with Cellini’s Perseus. A drunk girl performs a critical act, not an erotic one.’”

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ducissatenebrarum:

Door Handles.

martinmessage:

Giant lion’s paws at the entrance of Sigiriya Fortress, the only remaining parts of a colossal lion statue.

Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura period, 5th century AD

dream house…

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The Russians are exceptional at matching the Neoclassical style and do fantastic chasing. They still do mercury gilding. I think they are the only ones will will. The Russians find it hard commit to production schedules and you never can be sure if the items you buy will make it to you. The Russian craftsmen are amazing, they have usually been taught by masters who come from a line of artists that go back to before the revolution. Russian customs has elaborate rules and restrictions on exports. The Poles always work from original molds, do great chasing and everything is electroplated. They can build or ship as much as you want and they never miss a deadline in then production timeline. There are no problems with wire transfers or payments. The Romanians are very hard workers, they are best creating original works of art rather that making reproductions. Romanians are spirited and enthusiastic business partners. I haven’t had any problems with them. The Chinese will give you the best deal and and commit to aggressive production timelines. They have problems in getting the models right and they don’t have natural understanding of Western aesthetic. It is almost impossible for them to reproduce a neoclassical bronze. I once found a miraculous guy who could make classical statue models, I used him over and over again and then he went away. I always had to work through Chinese middlemen, which was OK because they would get things done on time and handle shipping, but I never could have a relationship with the craftspeople themselves like I could in Europe.

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Auguste Rodin, A Hand in Bronze

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goodmemory:

Meoto Iwa Ise, Japan

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