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Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Changing Tastes in Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Happy Friday friends, Sudha here again. Today I’m sharing a photograph of a spot where I often spend a few minutes while I’m volunteering. As Pico Iyer once said, "sitting still is a way of falling in love with the world and everything in it.” I stand still and observe the many different shades and textures of green and this helps me to be in the present moment and reset. Like the name suggests, this garden is natural and hardest to maintain, especially with pruning. Pruning in a natural way, without visitors noticing, takes an immense amount of skill and doing that with an eye of an artist is no easy task. Thank you garden staff for all the hard work you do and leaving us with a feeling that we are also a part of the tapestry. 🙏🏽#portlandjapanesegarden #japanesegarden #pruning #naturalgarden #nature

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Good Morning friends, I am enjoying the winter sun and hope you are too. Lets take a moment and sit by the sand and stone garden. Enjoy the quiet and take a moment to appreciate the beauty of the stones along the border. This is an aesthetic concept called "Mitate" (to see anew). It is a concept that stemmed from words used in unexpected ways in literature and in garden design. The concept of Mitate can be found in such things as the use of roof tiles, as decorative edging for garden paths and borders or in the millstones that are used here and there as stepping stones.
I love this concept !! #portlandjapanesegarden #japanesegarden #sandandstonegarden #zen

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Good morning friends. Sudha here again. Did you know number 7 is considered lucky in Japan. In Japanese mythology, the seven gods of fortune are believed to grant good luck and are often represented in 'Netsuke' (a small and often intricately carved toggle made of wood, ivory, or metal) used to fasten a small container to a kimono sash and in artworks.
Don't you think the 2 koi in the photograph have formed number 7்😊
A fun fact - We have 38 koi in the garden and they are all named. They are beautiful and patterned like a woven silk fabric and thats why they are called Nishiki-Goi.
Come visit the garden and you may spot the lucky number 7 #portlandjapanesegarden #japanesegarden #koi #lowerpond #koifishpond #funfacts #naturephotography

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