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D.C. Trip.
Apr. 12th, 2009 10:55 amIn a move that was probably against my better planning skills, I joined ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
foxxydancr and our friend A.O. for a quick jaunt down to D.C. to visit some museums, and although the timing was perhaps not the best, the chance to look at the pieces that make all this struggle and exhaustion worth it was vitally timed. I think we were all getting worn to a frazzle.
As we all had different interests, we split up early in the day to see the things that we each most valued. I betook myself to the Freer and Sackler Galleries in the morning to see an exhibition on The Tale of Shuten Doji. It was a wonderful gathering of the museums' materials (screens, scrolls, and prints) on that subject matter; a medieval folktale about the quest of Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his men to find the hidden dwelling of the ogre Shuten Doji and rescue the beautiful court women whom the ogre had kidnapped before they are all devoured.
I enjoy monster imagery very much (as everyone knows), but this was the first time I was able to view a completely illustrated monster tale. Previously, having viewed mainly ukiyo-e prints, I had mainly seen works where only one specific scene is presented.
Other works on display from the collection included an exquisite sampling of contemporary ceramic wares, mainly from artisans in Ishikawa and Yamanashi prefectures, an exhibition on the art of gold-lacquer ceramic repair, Kamakura period examples of Ryokai mandara (Two Worlds Mandala), and some very fine examples of Heian period Buddhist sculpture. I was very, very pleased with what I was able to see.
The traveling aspect of the trip was rejuvenating as well. The three of us gossiped, philosophized, and joked our way down and back. We discovered that we were all in accord on the subjects of mountain dew, Romeo and Juliet, the number of strollers there are in the world, the awesomeness offoxxydancr's friends, and any number of things that I have since forgotten.
One thing we were not in accord with, however, was driving style. But we lived through it. I am of the opinion (California-like) that the acceptance of each other's driving style is a necessary stage in the growth of friendships. (^_-)
Thanks for a rockin' time, compatriots!
foxxydancr and our friend A.O. for a quick jaunt down to D.C. to visit some museums, and although the timing was perhaps not the best, the chance to look at the pieces that make all this struggle and exhaustion worth it was vitally timed. I think we were all getting worn to a frazzle.As we all had different interests, we split up early in the day to see the things that we each most valued. I betook myself to the Freer and Sackler Galleries in the morning to see an exhibition on The Tale of Shuten Doji. It was a wonderful gathering of the museums' materials (screens, scrolls, and prints) on that subject matter; a medieval folktale about the quest of Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his men to find the hidden dwelling of the ogre Shuten Doji and rescue the beautiful court women whom the ogre had kidnapped before they are all devoured.
I enjoy monster imagery very much (as everyone knows), but this was the first time I was able to view a completely illustrated monster tale. Previously, having viewed mainly ukiyo-e prints, I had mainly seen works where only one specific scene is presented.
Other works on display from the collection included an exquisite sampling of contemporary ceramic wares, mainly from artisans in Ishikawa and Yamanashi prefectures, an exhibition on the art of gold-lacquer ceramic repair, Kamakura period examples of Ryokai mandara (Two Worlds Mandala), and some very fine examples of Heian period Buddhist sculpture. I was very, very pleased with what I was able to see.
The traveling aspect of the trip was rejuvenating as well. The three of us gossiped, philosophized, and joked our way down and back. We discovered that we were all in accord on the subjects of mountain dew, Romeo and Juliet, the number of strollers there are in the world, the awesomeness of
foxxydancr's friends, and any number of things that I have since forgotten.One thing we were not in accord with, however, was driving style. But we lived through it. I am of the opinion (California-like) that the acceptance of each other's driving style is a necessary stage in the growth of friendships. (^_-)
Thanks for a rockin' time, compatriots!
