A lantern shaped like a lovable puppy. Separated into head and body, the openings for the mouth and both ears lead into the interior. This pottery is made in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan, and is also called Hagi ware. It is renowned for its use of pure white Hakone stone. The technique used in its sculptural refinement is noteworthy.
愛らしい子犬をかたどった香炉。頭と胴で分かれ、口と両耳の孔が内部に通じている。三川内焼は現在の長崎県佐世保市三川内町で焼かれた磁器をいい、平戸焼ともよばれる。純白の天草石を用い、彫塑的な細工の技に見どころがある。
View the original at Japan Search →A national statute written for one city. Article 1 recites the beauty of Kyoto and its historically, culturally and artistically important position in the world, and gives two purposes: to raise international culture and serve the ideal of permanent world peace, and to contribute to the economic recovery of Japan. It was passed five years after the war ended.
The cool part. Article 3 lets Kyoto designate culture tourism preservation districts and, by ordinance, prohibit building, rebuilding, removal, changes to the shape of the land and the cutting of bamboo, trees and stone, with compensation for ordinary loss. Then Article 4 does something statutes almost never do. It places a duty on the mayor personally: in the spirit of local autonomy, and with the cooperation of residents, the mayor must engage in ceaseless activity to complete the city. Nara received its own Act, number 250, the day before.
Verify at e-Gov 法令検索 →Use it Palette for a single-colour run: one ink, heavy stock, nothing else on the sheet.
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