#The Folded Leaf

[princessfromthelandofporcelain]

Chūkei fan with the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou (obverse) and a plum tree and young pines (reverse)

Japanese, Edo Period, first half of the 19th century

ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper; bamboo ribs and lacquer

Metropolitan Museum of Art

[floridazcrazy]

Pls enjoy Matthew knies getting frustrated over a tiktok filter 😹

[cantankerouscatfish]

mutant LA lily! they usually only have 6 petals and stamens.

[a-strawberry-mouse]

I have a conundrum and I crave opinions!

**Context below the poll.**

I've been looking for a wooden folding leaf table for a while. The plan was to get one, strip it, sand, and stain it with some variety of purple. Visible mending is my favorite for many things. Furniture included.

Imagine my outright glee when I found one for $40. And it came with a storage section for chairs with the original four chairs! A year of searching, now over with results.

I looked at the pictures enough to see that it needs cosmetic repair, but it's sturdy. Good bones. The accordion door sticks, but it does work. The varnish has seen better decades, etc.

The seller was fab. Told me about the previous owners(mom and dad) and it was lovely. I bought a couple of other things from the sale. Small stuff I keep forgetting to buy. Very nice experience.

The accordion door(kept up because I haven't found why it's acting up yet)

Original wheels!

The top has water damage.

The hinge has the center metal of the hinge about a cm out.

The leaves have water damage and some scraping.

Mouse damage(I'm innocent).

I look up, "Romanian drop leaf table," and this thing is most likely from the 60s! In better shape they sell for more than $1000. Obviously this one needs work, but I mean, for $40 this is amazing. Past amazing.

But.

Is it okay to alter an antique?

Can I still turn this purple, or is that disrespectful?

I know that no matter what I do someone will be upset. I also know someone has already called dibs on the table upon my death regardless of which direction I go(they're not kidding, but they did say it in a funny way).

With just how much damage it has and the fact that a lot of this is veneer; it seems like a total overhaul is necessary either way. I've been told to scrub the tabletop with a baking soda paste mixture and a toothbrush. I confess, I'm not sure I'm really ready to do that. That sounds like a terrible time.

Originally spray painting the table was an option. It still could be if I do just the top. It may genuinely be the best option for the table's longevity. Quick, thin, and there's a lot of options for color and seal strengths. Plus there's already something that will need paint in the kitchen(this table will be in the kitchen) so they could match.

[icewindandboringhorror]

I can't do much productively during the heat wave/health issue flare up/etc. like work on my games or anything where I have to sit at the computer/type for long periods of time, BUT.. I did passively sculpt a few tiny foods lol. I wanted to do one of my bigger usual sculptures, but those take so much more time and concentration, I thought something small just to keep my hands busy would be better.. close up photos look kind of weird and blurry from my camera settings or something, but overall they came out okay, especially in person.. Nearly the only reason I ever wanted to buy dolls as a kid was to get my hands on the miniature foods and plates and stuff that came with them, I've always just been obsessed with small versions of things like that, so.. why not make some! lol

[mote-historie]

Georges Barbier for Jeanne Paquin, L'Odalisque, 1911.

Folding fan in balloon form, silk leaf stenciled with a dance scene, bone sticks painted with orange flowers on a midnight blue background, original tassel.

Sold for EUR 12,880 in 2021.

[the-cricket-chirps]

Yokoyama Taikan

Autumn Leaves Screen, & Details

1931

Japanese folding screen. Adachi Museum of Art

[quillpokebiology]

//Not sure if I'll ever finish these, but here is old Sorigatito crossbreed sketches

[wmnylander]

SAMMY CHANTS IN BUFFALO

[cashewbenoit]

any ship with max is fun because max would bend over backwards for even a crumb of positive attention from any of his boys and when they all choose to chirp and terrorize him constantly his heart eyes just get bigger

[dewarism]

minty as much as i love you tonight we are rivals

[andnowrotfront]

ended up downloading animal crossing city folk to emulate first i missed rover so fucking much

[cytocutie]

The folded leaf grows green and broad: Amba — Deepa Bala

Painting (oil), 40.5" x 30.5" x 1.5"

Presented at The deYoung Open 2023 (ID #343)

Listed for $2235 *

Deepa Bala is an oil painter, illustrator, and printmaker based in California. To view more of her work, visit deepening.net . You can also find her on Instagram @/thillana .

The deYoung Open is a triannual exhibition featuring artwork by California-Bay Area creators. The most recent exhibit was on display at The deYoung Museum in San Francisco from 09/30/2023 to 01/07/2024. To learn more and view a digital gallery of all 883 pieces that were featured, visit deyoungopen.artcall.org . And if you're an artist from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma County, you should consider making a submission for 2026! Applications will probably go live in early June 2026, so you have some time to plan :)

I am not an affiliate of The deYoung Museum, Deepa Bala, or any of the artists featured in The deYoung Open 2023. I'm just posting to celebrate some amazing CA artists. If you are the artist and would like me to take this post down or add additional credit, please message me on Tumblr.

* Listing price is shown on the deYoung Open website at time of writing. The artwork may no longer be available for sale.

[mitchmrner]

and where was the crosscheck?

[pokedcheck]

so we're just gonna let samsonov's first regulation loss at home be against the SENS??