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Qiu-Ling — The Four Seasons Robe
Published: 2006-09-23 23:19:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 3764; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 38
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Original Title: The Woman with the Four Seasons RobeWell, I'm in the process of writing a myth for my mythology class and this is my main character. I'll probably colour this within the near future, and I'll likely post the myth when it's finished too. And in case you haven't guessed from her expression, the myth will be a sad one. I've modeled the main character on a ukiyoe painting of a geisha or tayuu, because these performing women would often portray mythical roles. And ukiyoe has a remarkable ability to display sorrow.
As for her kimono...
In my gallery I've talked a lot about how important seasonal motifs are on kimonos. Well, here I've designed a kimono with motifs from all four seasons. There's snow covered pine and bamboo for winter, turning maple leaves and chrysanthemums for fall, running water, willow branches, and folding fans for summer, wysteria, cherry blossoms and irises for spring and cranes to tie the entire year together.
Prints of this piece are for sale in my Etsy shop: [link]
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Comments: 26
wow! i can't deny how impressed i am by your art, i started to see your kanzashi first , i didn't know you were this good at drawing, and is cool how you talk about kimono, because my problem with drawing, geishas are their kimonos. i like your style at drawing geishas :3 classic
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What an awsome piece... but I would love to see it a little bigger to appreciate the details.
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Thanks! Sorry, I keep my images small to deter art theft.
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Yes, I understand completely. I guess even at that size I am still able to appreciate the incredible detail of the print on the robe.
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wow, the detail is phenomenal! beautiful work!
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Very detailed design.. can't wait to see it coloured in
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Wwwwwwwwoooooooooooooww!
That's really really beautiful!!
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Wish it was bigger so you could see all the detail
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Thanks! I think I'll put together something else for that contest, though. It should be fun!
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Cool! I look forward to seeing it!
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congradulations!!!!!! your art was good enough to be submitted into Tana`s favorites. Tana thinks all art is good great or wonderful, but yours in spectacular. feel special, Tana has perfect taste in art, keep up the good work and this masterpiece wont be the only one she adds in her hall of great art.
~Tana~
(alright...this is Tana, my mom tends to think im the only perosn in the world who knows what good art is, i didnt put this she did. sorry ^-^;, mom cant spell XD)
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Oh my goodness will this ever look beautiful coloured! I can't wait.
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Oh, I hope you WILL color it, and then show us a much larger picture.
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I can see that went extremely technical on this! from what I see it's all very beautiful and your work is so snap dab on to the traditional japanese style! It's a shame we can't see a bigger view of this, I would have loved to view an up close of the designs on her kimono.
Fabulous work.
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