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The Craftsmanship in Arita: Japanese Tokkuri (Sake) Bottles / Jars / Jugs

How did Baekpasun develop as "a massive historical exception at the very foundation of Arita porcelain itself"?

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 11, 2026

Dreams sometime come true

Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.

Now, on to your apple image: What kind of apples do you deem the deliciousest, the most delicious?

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 11, 2026

Film Review: The Pilot Episode to The Mentalist

The scientific name for lemon-myrtle, lemon-scented ironwood, sweet-verbena trees configures as Backhousia citriodora.

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 11, 2026

World Rhino Day September 22: Black, Indian, Javan, Sumatran, White

European interactions inspire the Portuguese language as an African idiom in the Angola and Mozambique countries that black elephants inhabit.

The Portuguese-language identifications include the following iterations:

black rhinoceros, rinoceronte-negro, rinoceronte-preto;
Indian rhinoceros, rinoceronte-indiano;
Javan rhinoceros, rinoceronte-de-java;
Sumatran rhinoceros, rinoceronte-de-sumatra;
white rhinoceros, rinoceronte branco.

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 11, 2026

Abyssinian Genets (Genetta abyssinica): Ringtails in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan

For those asking about common names for Abyssinian genets, scientific classifications and taxonomic descriptions combine Greek and Latin counterparts.

The following example expresses Abyssinian genet as a common noun, not as genus-species nomenclature, in the Greek language:

Abyssinian genet, Γενέττα της Αβησσυνίας ("genet of Abyssinia").

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 11, 2026

Brown Nosed Coati (Nasua nasua): Iconic Symbol of Iguazu Falls Park and Wild Pet of Brazil

The scientific classification and the taxonomic description of the Argentine, Bolivian, Brazilian, Paraguayan subspecies genus-specied-subspecied Nasua nasua cinerascens come from Swedish conservationist and zoologist Axel Johann Einar Lönnberg (Sun., Dec. 24, 1865-Sat., Nov. 21, 1942)

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 11, 2026

Collecting Arita Porcelain: Arita Tokkuri Sake Bottles and their Cultural Relevance

In the ceramics world, makers and collectors explicitly differentiate between clay-driven white tones, and they absolutely do not treat all whites as equal. While any functional white ceramic can find a standard retail buyer, high-end collectors and artisanal makers are deeply invested in the subtle nuances, purity, and luminosity of the specific white clay body used.

humagaia, Sep 11, 2026

A Comparative Study of Japanese Pottery and it's Care

While traditional Japanese pottery-making is deeply rooted in regional kiln sites across the Japanese archipelago, Japanese artisans and designers have migrated and adapted their aesthetic philosophies to other mediums and international craft centers

humagaia, Sep 11, 2026

The Timeless Elegance of Arita Tokkuri Sake Bottles

No comment hehe

humagaia, Sep 11, 2026

The 20-Year Loop: Why Your Chronic Pink Eye Might Actually Be a Hidden Ear Infection

I've never heard it - but the equivalent to Q-tips has had its sale severely curtailed. However, this is not the case in SE Asia.

humagaia, Sep 11, 2026

The Craftsmanship in Arita: Japanese Tokkuri (Sake) Bottles / Jars / Jugs

No, the generation-designated master titles in Arita did not always devolve to male members. While the master titles of major Arita lineages (such as Sakaida Kakiemon, Imaizumi Imaemon, or Yazaemon) have historically been passed primarily down patrilineal lines to maintain the family brand name, there is a massive historical exception at the very foundation of Arita porcelain itself: Baekpasun.

humagaia, Sep 11, 2026

World Rhino Day September 22: Black, Indian, Javan, Sumatran, White

For those asking about the below-articulated genus-species in Greek, here they are as follows:

black rhinoceros, μαύρος ρινόκερος ;
Indian rhinoceros, Ινδικός Ρινόκερος;
Javan rhinoceros, Ρινόκερος της Ιάβας;
Sumatran rhinoceros, Ρινόκερος της Σουμάτρας;
white rhinoceros, λευκός ρινόκερος.

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 10, 2026

Film Review: The Pilot Episode to The Mentalist

Lemon-myrtle trees also answer to the common name sweet-verbena tree.

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 10, 2026

Film Review: Girl on the Bridge in English, La fille sur le pont in French

For those asking about the name meaning, the MyHeritage.com site ascribes (https://www.myheritage.com/names/francoise_debilly) the afore-articulated surname to adding together the preposition de ("from/of") and the noun ville ("city").

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 10, 2026

Brown Nosed Coati (Nasua nasua): Iconic Symbol of Iguazu Falls Park and Wild Pet of Brazil

The Colombian subspecies genus-specied-subspecies Nasua nasua candace comes from British zoologist Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (Sun., Feb. 21, 1858-Sun., Jun 16 , 1929).

DerdriuMarriner, Sep 10, 2026

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