Monthly Archives: June 2012

UBU 507

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Hylotheism

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Shadowe

Life in the cycle of the countless rebirths is like a vision in a dream. The gods on high, the mute trees and the stones, are alike apparitions in this phantasy. — the Brahmavaivarta Purana

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Hawaiian Maiden

gelatin silver print Printed by Davey Photo Co in Hawaii late 19th Century The British Museum

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While Pensive I thought on my Love

illustration to an unidentified publication. Block cut by George Dalziel After Frederick Richard Pickersgill 1835-1861 The British Museum WHILE pensive I thought on my love, The moon on the mountains was bright, And Philomel down in the grove, Broke sweetly … Continue reading

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In Yab-Yum Mode

A gilded bronze figure of the Dharmapāla Yamari or (after von Schroeder 1981) Rakta-Yamantaka (ie Rakta [red]-Yamari [enemy of Yama]); in yab-yum mode Tibet, 17th Century The British Museum

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The Romance of Old Books

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Col 57

An IRVING KLAW Photograph

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Janet Lupo 2

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Venus at Her Toilette

ca. 1582 Veronese (Paolo Caliari) Joslyn Art Museum

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