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Hiroshi Yoshida: Above the Clouds, 1929

Rise and shine, Tumblr Family. It’s the Lord’s Day. Go to church.

“A SEATED MAN LOOKING AT POTTED PEONIES” HOKUSAI 葛飾北斎 | EDO PERIOD 江戸時代 [ink and color on paper | 127.3 × 54.5 cm.]

1927 c. Black wool gabardine evening coat patterned with micro silver sequins, gold lame trim at wrists and hem, black fox fur collar and small button-closed pointed wrists. From 1st Dibs.

Mercedes-Benz (1926)

Saint Catherine de Ricci was born to a noble Italian family.  As a child, she spoke to her guardian angel, prayed the rosary, and did penances. At 14, she entered the Dominicans and became perpetual prioress at 25. Catherine was a great mystic and could bilocate. She is said to have received a ring from the Lord as a sign of her espousal to him; to her it appeared as gold set with a diamond; everyone else saw a red lozenge and a circlet around her finger. At 20, she received the stigmata and experienced the “Ecstasy of the Passion” for 12 years. Her sanctity drew many for advice and prayers, including three future popes. She died in 1589 after a long illness. {website}

東風俗福つくし　「福寿草」「福わらひ」　 楊洲周延

Miiko Taka was working as a travel agency clerk when she was cast in the 1957 drama, Sayonara. She worked in over a dozen more movies and television shows before retiring in 1982.