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🎉This week we celebrate the First 🎂 birthday of:
❝From the Studio of Sour Mood: Poetry and Prose of Guan Yunshi 貫雲石 (1286–1324)❞ By Richard John Lynn
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my new post for the @digitalorientalist.bsky.social is out! A simple intro to the 敦煌文化 resources - a very handy database with plenty of information and media about the Dunhuang manuscripts, and more!
#newpost! @madpoli.bsky.social introduces the Dunhuang Culture Database, an online repository of books, scans, images, and videos that can complement the well-known International Dunhuang Project.
A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.
Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools
A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.
Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
my new post for the @digitalorientalist.bsky.social is out! A simple intro to the 敦煌文化 resources - a very handy database with plenty of information and media about the Dunhuang manuscripts, and more!
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For six decades, Bob Dylan has challenged listeners with songs that reward interpretation. He even won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016.
But what more might we discover if, instead of a human scholar, we asked generative AI to sift through every word Dylan ever wrote?
But what more might we discover if, instead of a human scholar, we asked generative AI to sift through every word Dylan ever wrote?
Can AI tell us anything meaningful about Bob Dylan’s songs? | Aeon Essays
Generative AI sheds new light on the underlying engines of metaphor, mood and reinvention in six decades of songs
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November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
For six decades, Bob Dylan has challenged listeners with songs that reward interpretation. He even won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016.
But what more might we discover if, instead of a human scholar, we asked generative AI to sift through every word Dylan ever wrote?
But what more might we discover if, instead of a human scholar, we asked generative AI to sift through every word Dylan ever wrote?
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Nimbus 2000-vs- Nimbus 2025
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Nimbus 2000-vs- Nimbus 2025
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Since it was first published, Northrop Frye’s Fearful Symmetry has established itself as the defining commentary on the poetic vision of William Blake.
The new Princeton Classics edition of this landmark book is now available!
Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
The new Princeton Classics edition of this landmark book is now available!
Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
October 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Since it was first published, Northrop Frye’s Fearful Symmetry has established itself as the defining commentary on the poetic vision of William Blake.
The new Princeton Classics edition of this landmark book is now available!
Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
The new Princeton Classics edition of this landmark book is now available!
Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
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October 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Can anyone help identify this Tibetan (¿) personal shrine from our #QPArchive ❓
Possibly Padmasambhava [¿]
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Possibly Padmasambhava [¿]
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October 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Can anyone help identify this Tibetan (¿) personal shrine from our #QPArchive ❓
Possibly Padmasambhava [¿]
🙏 @edwardw2.bsky.social
Possibly Padmasambhava [¿]
🙏 @edwardw2.bsky.social
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Woljeongsa Temple, Odesan, South Korea
Buddhist monastics and practitioners bury their hair after tonsure at this memorial site in the forest.
#31daysofgraves #landscape
Buddhist monastics and practitioners bury their hair after tonsure at this memorial site in the forest.
#31daysofgraves #landscape
October 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Woljeongsa Temple, Odesan, South Korea
Buddhist monastics and practitioners bury their hair after tonsure at this memorial site in the forest.
#31daysofgraves #landscape
Buddhist monastics and practitioners bury their hair after tonsure at this memorial site in the forest.
#31daysofgraves #landscape
📌Just signed a contract for a new title for publication end of 2026:
❝Du Fu in His Time❞ 【Working title】
by David Lawrence McMullen
Emeritus Professor of Chinese,
Fellow of St John’s College,
University of Cambridge.
A monograph on the career and mental landscape of Du Fu…
❝Du Fu in His Time❞ 【Working title】
by David Lawrence McMullen
Emeritus Professor of Chinese,
Fellow of St John’s College,
University of Cambridge.
A monograph on the career and mental landscape of Du Fu…
October 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
📌Just signed a contract for a new title for publication end of 2026:
❝Du Fu in His Time❞ 【Working title】
by David Lawrence McMullen
Emeritus Professor of Chinese,
Fellow of St John’s College,
University of Cambridge.
A monograph on the career and mental landscape of Du Fu…
❝Du Fu in His Time❞ 【Working title】
by David Lawrence McMullen
Emeritus Professor of Chinese,
Fellow of St John’s College,
University of Cambridge.
A monograph on the career and mental landscape of Du Fu…
🎉This week we celebrate the First 🎂 birthday of:
❝From the Studio of Sour Mood: Poetry and Prose of Guan Yunshi 貫雲石 (1286–1324)❞ By Richard John Lynn
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
🙏 celebrate by re-posting/direct order a copy 20% off
Code: SourMood
Valid to 31Oct
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❝From the Studio of Sour Mood: Poetry and Prose of Guan Yunshi 貫雲石 (1286–1324)❞ By Richard John Lynn
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
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Valid to 31Oct
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October 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🎉This week we celebrate the First 🎂 birthday of:
❝From the Studio of Sour Mood: Poetry and Prose of Guan Yunshi 貫雲石 (1286–1324)❞ By Richard John Lynn
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
🙏 celebrate by re-posting/direct order a copy 20% off
Code: SourMood
Valid to 31Oct
quirinpress.com/direct-order...
❝From the Studio of Sour Mood: Poetry and Prose of Guan Yunshi 貫雲石 (1286–1324)❞ By Richard John Lynn
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
🙏 celebrate by re-posting/direct order a copy 20% off
Code: SourMood
Valid to 31Oct
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A large seal in our #QPArchive reads:
同冷戊辰年中伏初日在洞南衛源軍次
因時時慕益友仁風偶假聖人之言擬意
三三建九圖章用玩石鳩工雕斲印成懸
掛座右讀之爲觧其圖有言孔子曰益者
君子有三樂有三畏有九思所謂礼知意
也余嘗試讀之誠學則以此三者之旨妄
做恩德銘誌此之謂感佩懼也亦斯可以
舒吾生成永感之念云爾
The 3 joys, 3 fears, and 9 thoughts
would seem to point to Confucius 16:5¿ and 16:10¿
🙏Help with a HiFi Tr. (beyond AI gist)🙏
同冷戊辰年中伏初日在洞南衛源軍次
因時時慕益友仁風偶假聖人之言擬意
三三建九圖章用玩石鳩工雕斲印成懸
掛座右讀之爲觧其圖有言孔子曰益者
君子有三樂有三畏有九思所謂礼知意
也余嘗試讀之誠學則以此三者之旨妄
做恩德銘誌此之謂感佩懼也亦斯可以
舒吾生成永感之念云爾
The 3 joys, 3 fears, and 9 thoughts
would seem to point to Confucius 16:5¿ and 16:10¿
🙏Help with a HiFi Tr. (beyond AI gist)🙏
October 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A large seal in our #QPArchive reads:
同冷戊辰年中伏初日在洞南衛源軍次
因時時慕益友仁風偶假聖人之言擬意
三三建九圖章用玩石鳩工雕斲印成懸
掛座右讀之爲觧其圖有言孔子曰益者
君子有三樂有三畏有九思所謂礼知意
也余嘗試讀之誠學則以此三者之旨妄
做恩德銘誌此之謂感佩懼也亦斯可以
舒吾生成永感之念云爾
The 3 joys, 3 fears, and 9 thoughts
would seem to point to Confucius 16:5¿ and 16:10¿
🙏Help with a HiFi Tr. (beyond AI gist)🙏
同冷戊辰年中伏初日在洞南衛源軍次
因時時慕益友仁風偶假聖人之言擬意
三三建九圖章用玩石鳩工雕斲印成懸
掛座右讀之爲觧其圖有言孔子曰益者
君子有三樂有三畏有九思所謂礼知意
也余嘗試讀之誠學則以此三者之旨妄
做恩德銘誌此之謂感佩懼也亦斯可以
舒吾生成永感之念云爾
The 3 joys, 3 fears, and 9 thoughts
would seem to point to Confucius 16:5¿ and 16:10¿
🙏Help with a HiFi Tr. (beyond AI gist)🙏
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Congratulations to Amanda Wunder, whose book Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velazquez has won the 2025 Leo Gershoy Award from the American Historical Association. 🎉
#arthistory #Baroquefashion
#arthistory #Baroquefashion
October 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Congratulations to Amanda Wunder, whose book Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velazquez has won the 2025 Leo Gershoy Award from the American Historical Association. 🎉
#arthistory #Baroquefashion
#arthistory #Baroquefashion
Update: These two Double spouted sake ewer
(Ryōguchi chōshi 両口銚子) are up for auction in JP,
[we're not bidding alas 😔 need save our pennies for typesetting 📌] here's the link in case anyone is interested:
auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b...
(Ryōguchi chōshi 両口銚子) are up for auction in JP,
[we're not bidding alas 😔 need save our pennies for typesetting 📌] here's the link in case anyone is interested:
auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b...
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Update: These two Double spouted sake ewer
(Ryōguchi chōshi 両口銚子) are up for auction in JP,
[we're not bidding alas 😔 need save our pennies for typesetting 📌] here's the link in case anyone is interested:
auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b...
(Ryōguchi chōshi 両口銚子) are up for auction in JP,
[we're not bidding alas 😔 need save our pennies for typesetting 📌] here's the link in case anyone is interested:
auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b...
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In my offline life, I'm trying to stretch more by following yoga videos most mornings, but if I'd been alive in the Ming & Qing, I would need a book like this!
萬壽僊書 via ANU library, openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/items/f57a10... (v3 has the illustrations!)
#WoodblockWednesday
萬壽僊書 via ANU library, openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/items/f57a10... (v3 has the illustrations!)
#WoodblockWednesday
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
In my offline life, I'm trying to stretch more by following yoga videos most mornings, but if I'd been alive in the Ming & Qing, I would need a book like this!
萬壽僊書 via ANU library, openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/items/f57a10... (v3 has the illustrations!)
#WoodblockWednesday
萬壽僊書 via ANU library, openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/items/f57a10... (v3 has the illustrations!)
#WoodblockWednesday
@thianun.bsky.social
Have we got the book for you ⁉️ 😎
Have we got the book for you ⁉️ 😎
🎉This week we celebrate the 5th 🎂 birthday release of our
❝Methods of "Nourishing the Vital Principle" in the Ancient Daoist Religion❞
by Henri Maspero
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
A tiré à part of Book IX of Maspero’s seminal work
❝Taoism and Chinese Religion❞
also available at QP (2014)
❝Methods of "Nourishing the Vital Principle" in the Ancient Daoist Religion❞
by Henri Maspero
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
A tiré à part of Book IX of Maspero’s seminal work
❝Taoism and Chinese Religion❞
also available at QP (2014)
October 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
@thianun.bsky.social
Have we got the book for you ⁉️ 😎
Have we got the book for you ⁉️ 😎
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October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🎉This week we celebrate the 5th 🎂 birthday release of our
❝Methods of "Nourishing the Vital Principle" in the Ancient Daoist Religion❞
by Henri Maspero
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
A tiré à part of Book IX of Maspero’s seminal work
❝Taoism and Chinese Religion❞
also available at QP (2014)
❝Methods of "Nourishing the Vital Principle" in the Ancient Daoist Religion❞
by Henri Maspero
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
A tiré à part of Book IX of Maspero’s seminal work
❝Taoism and Chinese Religion❞
also available at QP (2014)
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🎉This week we celebrate the 5th 🎂 birthday release of our
❝Methods of "Nourishing the Vital Principle" in the Ancient Daoist Religion❞
by Henri Maspero
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
A tiré à part of Book IX of Maspero’s seminal work
❝Taoism and Chinese Religion❞
also available at QP (2014)
❝Methods of "Nourishing the Vital Principle" in the Ancient Daoist Religion❞
by Henri Maspero
quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922...
A tiré à part of Book IX of Maspero’s seminal work
❝Taoism and Chinese Religion❞
also available at QP (2014)
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A few months ago I got to go to a Bukubuku tea ぶくぶく茶 event at Namin (Naminoue) Shrine in Naha, Okinawa. The preservation society was in charge and it showcased ingredients and books related to the tea. It was a lovely experience!
November 13, 2024 at 4:55 PM
A few months ago I got to go to a Bukubuku tea ぶくぶく茶 event at Namin (Naminoue) Shrine in Naha, Okinawa. The preservation society was in charge and it showcased ingredients and books related to the tea. It was a lovely experience!
Last 24hrs to get your PoP with a 30% Discount‼️
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Poems on Poetry: Literary Criticism by Yuan Haowen 元好問 (1190–1257)
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🎉This week we celebrate the 6th 🎂 birthday release of our
❝Poems on Poetry❞
by John Timothy Wixted
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❝Poems on Poetry❞
by John Timothy Wixted
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Direct order this title in the next 7 days & get a 30% discount
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October 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Last 24hrs to get your PoP with a 30% Discount‼️
🍾Use code: OctPoP
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Poems on Poetry: Literary Criticism by Yuan Haowen 元好問 (1190–1257)
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When I met the wide-eyed gaze of this schoolgirl—her tousled hair, her face alive with quiet curiosity—I lowered my camera. In that instant, her unguarded innocence shattered my detachment, reminding me of the fleeting privileges we take for granted and the fragile beauty of our shared humanity.
October 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
When I met the wide-eyed gaze of this schoolgirl—her tousled hair, her face alive with quiet curiosity—I lowered my camera. In that instant, her unguarded innocence shattered my detachment, reminding me of the fleeting privileges we take for granted and the fragile beauty of our shared humanity.
There is a set of double spouted sake vessel 酒器 in Wajima-nuri 輪島塗 lacquerware for sale on the web, 🙏 does anyone know if there is a specific name for such vessels that seem inspired by the tripod candle stick holders of Japan ❓
October 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
There is a set of double spouted sake vessel 酒器 in Wajima-nuri 輪島塗 lacquerware for sale on the web, 🙏 does anyone know if there is a specific name for such vessels that seem inspired by the tripod candle stick holders of Japan ❓
#DarioFo died on this day 13 October 2016
The closing lines to his play:
"Accidental Death of an Anarchist"
echoes ever louder
❝We are in the turds up to our necks, it's true, and that's precisely why we walk with our heads held high❗️❞
The closing lines to his play:
"Accidental Death of an Anarchist"
echoes ever louder
❝We are in the turds up to our necks, it's true, and that's precisely why we walk with our heads held high❗️❞
October 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
#DarioFo died on this day 13 October 2016
The closing lines to his play:
"Accidental Death of an Anarchist"
echoes ever louder
❝We are in the turds up to our necks, it's true, and that's precisely why we walk with our heads held high❗️❞
The closing lines to his play:
"Accidental Death of an Anarchist"
echoes ever louder
❝We are in the turds up to our necks, it's true, and that's precisely why we walk with our heads held high❗️❞
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October 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Reminder of our spacial 30% discount offer 😁
also ⤵️ a sample… Poem 1
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My new book is coming out in August 2026.
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How Buddhism Spread in Japan, 650-850
Between the late seventh and early ninth centuries, Japan changed from a land largely without Buddhism to a country where Buddhist ideas, images, and practices were everywhere. The introduction of …
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October 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My new book is coming out in August 2026.
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