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Ipomoea Coccinea (Red Morning Glory)　丸葉縷紅草

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is ipomoea coccinea or red morning glory. So tiny, so orange, and so pretty isn't it? Ipom...

Bougainvillea　ブーゲンビリア

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is bougainvillea. I have heard of the flower many times, but I first saw it last week. The col...

Netsuke - Boss　根付 - ボス

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Are you a boss or do you have a boss? No matter what kind of boss you are or have, don't be or ...

Sponge Gourd　ヘチマ

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is a sponge gourd flower. The contrast between yellow and deep green is so beautiful! The leaf...

Netsuke - Sheep　根付「ひつじ」と不可算名詞

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is "Sheep," a netsuke sculpture carved from amber with makie painting by Kinuyo Hari...

Celadon Lid Rest for Tea Ceremony　青磁三閑人蓋置

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is 3cm tall celadon I saw at Tokyo National Museum . Do you know what this is? What does it lo...

Netsuke/Ojime - Wild Boar, Baby Boars　根付/緒締め - 猪, うりぼう

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is an "ojime" titled "Wild boar, baby boars," carved from stag antler, box...

Gourds in Various Forms - Netsuke, Pickle.....　ひさごの根付、奈良漬け、炒め物

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is a netsuke sculpture titled "Gourd," carved from boxwood by Kuya Nakamura. It'...

Tricyrtis Formosana 'Samurai' (Toad Lily)　ホトトギス

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is tricyrtis formosana 'Samurai' I had seen before the heat wave in Japan started earl...

Netsuke and Jello - Goldfish　金魚の根付と和菓子

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is a 4cm tall netsuke sculpture titled "Goldfish," made from amber with makie painti...

Washoku - Deep-Fried Summer Vegetables Soaked in Japanese Broth　夏野菜の揚げびたし

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 What do you think this is?  Do you know what this is?　何でしょう？ This is "age bitashi" of sum...