Buddhas in the West Material Archive
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Exploring the circulation of Buddhist material culture in Western historical media, including prints, photos, ephemera, &c. Digital public scholarship project curated by @peterromaskiewicz.bsky.social 📜 buddhasinthewest.com 🌟 New posts M, W, F through Nov.
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Souvenir pennant in Japan, my collection. ”Fukinuki”, Aichi Prefecture. Fukinuki opened in Miya Onsen in 1939 but closed in 1998. Fukinuki was famous for its massive hot spring bathhouse, which featured a waterwheel. Length 61cm (24.0in) . This pennant was produced around the 1970s. #vintage
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Pliny tells how Cleopatra won a wager with Antony by dissolving a great pearl in vinegar and drinking it. Pearls, prepared, in the Materia Medica: thethinkingpress.org/materia-medica/pearls-prepared 🗃️ #history #histsci
Show PostIn 1892, McLaughlin’s Coffee issued a set of 16 colorful trade cards featuring Japanese people and scenes, sealed inside packages of roasted coffee beans. 👇👇👇 The illustrations were based on photographs sold at Japanese studios catering to tourists.
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Yaksha (夜叉) move through Chinese folklore like shadows with purpose, born from Indian myth, then reshaped by Chinese imagination. Neither ghosts nor vampires, they belong to the dark rather than fear it. In some traditions, they appear 1/2 #folklore
Show PostSouvenir pennant in Japan, my collection. ”SHOFUEN”, Aichi Pref. Shofuen was a hotel located in the Miya Onsen area of Gamagori City. It was a long-established hotel that opened in 1955, but it ceased operations in 2024 and was demolished in 2026. Length 43cm (16.9in) . Circa the 1960s. #vintage
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