#cm elaborate pls!!!!!!!

[ssahotchnerr]

you know something no one ever talks about is the fact that jessica may have kids of her own??

in 5x10 there’s that mention jack’s with his cousins — they can’t be sean’s — aaron’s only sibling. it was never mentioned haley had any other siblings rather than jessica, so any cousins would most likely be her children. unless it’s like his second or third cousins or whatnot.

but regardless i love the fact that this means whenever jack is with her, more often than not, he’s also with his cousins 🥹

[fwol-jintu]

twst oc

yes it is i, i have decided i wanted to make a twisted wonderland oc

Here is the beautiful boy in all his colorless glory (i got lazy and if u think the hair looks strange i changed brushes when drawing the hair and got too tired to make it bolder it 😭😭)

And here is his uhh idk reference sheet ig? Not rly but ehh

character: Jol seemed like the quiet type, and that was... not really true? It wasn't wrong, yet it wasn't right either. Actually, he had quite a lot of friends (whom he considers as only acquaintances, with this statement usually false for the other party) and was rather friendly despite his lack of ever smiling. He's a good listener, a good friend too. He tries his best, though often times he would always undervalue his own efforts, an unreliable narrator of his own story.

Name: Jol Ninvale (pronounced Jol Nin-veil)

Dorm: savanaclaw

Class: 3-D, second year

Birthday: July 1st (7/1)

Age: 18

Height: 176 cm (5'9") with his ears (doubt that adds much but i'll just put it there anyway lmao) and without his rollerskates

Dominant hand: right

Homeland: shaftlands

Fav subject: visual arts

Best subject: track & field and potions

Club: gargoyle research society

Hobby: watching the world pass him by, roller skating, gaming

Likes: games especially virtual ones, roller skating, food, bells, etc..

Dislikes: the yellow part of a boiled egg, pain, watching his friends in pain, group projects, pears

Habit: going into places where he probably shouldn't be in because of his Unique Magic and not realizing it

Talent: skating and having really good balance

Flaw: exchanged strength for speed so he's not that strong, doesn't look friendly, undervalues himself

Unique magic: Reawakening reality

Allows him to fast travel to somewhere. It is not teleportation, but with untrained eyes it does look like it

Chant and visual: His ability is called "reawakening past" and his chant would be like smth like "fall through the current past, don't lose yourself in the endless future. Reawakening reality." And when he activates it time would slow and he would fall through the floor like this

So the red line is the floor and when he activates his unique magic it would sorta different dimension under idk how to explain it but under there is like a purple grey version of the world upstairs but theres nothing and its like a sea ig

The blue line represents that he can still see the above and can see where he's going

Its basically fast travel yk bc the space time there is a lot faster

Also he can drag others with him into the "dimension" but he cant keep them there for long bc they cant breathe in there, only he can

time speeds up unusually down there so for the people who got dragged with him they see a faint image of the world downstairs but then they're at their location, its like teleportation and they just run out of breath a little

Oh yeah i chose fast travel instead of actual teleportation bc thats just cooler and makes more sense than just popping in and out of existence without any explanation

And i chose fast travel cuz the oc's a cheetah beastmen and cheetah's are known for being speeeeedddyyyyyy

So yeah :3

further elaboration:

The red is the floor and the blue is the part of the floor that would let him fall through like theres nothing there even tho he can see still that the floor's there

So if he was like in an animation it wouldn't be him changing but it would the background, like idk its those pov changing roblox games yk pls get it 😭😭😭

Anyways i also made a meme about his UM in a nutshell

Beautiful 🥰

Funfact: he has a bell on his foot

jingle jingle

Special mention from the Colorless art: he's so cute right guys

another funfact: his wheels are retractable

[portalg37]

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[greekcookingmadeeasy]

Majestic Sandwich Cake (Tower) With Shrimp Salad For Your Celebration Buffet

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Majestic Sandwich Cake (tower) with Shrimp Salad for your Celebration Buffet - Megaloprepes Sandwich Tourta me Garidosalata gia to Yiortino Buffet sas

BY: Greek Cooking Made Easy                          

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SERVES  🍴⃒     PREP. TIME 🕔⃒    

12 pers.           Total: 1 hour + 7 h wait   

COOK. TIME ♨          DIFFIC. LEVEL 👩‍🍳⃒

Potatoes: 15 min

Eggs: 9 min.                      Medium

The month of December is a Festive month which means a lot of dinners with family and friends. That's why we are all searching for gorgeous and impressive recipes to serve! This dish is one of them.

In the late 60s and 70s, we used to prepare and serve at a party/festive buffet, what we called in Greek a "Sandwich Bomb".

Times have changed and so are food trends and the expectation of actually feeding the hungry guests.

Hence the inspiration of this majestic Sandwich cake. A "descendant" from the ones of bygone times, with the main idea remaining the same. Stacks of sandwiches layered with various fillings, elaborately decorated on top and cut like a celebration cake. A "New Age and Adult" Sandwich Cake for sure that will feed and unquestionably impress your guests.

I will show you how to decorate it but you could just let your imagination run wild and adorn this savory cake anyway you like. Pls enjoy my creation!

 

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for the Sandwich layers:

·      500 gr. / 1 lb 2 oz / 30 slices White Bread for Toast, without crust

·      250 gr. /9 oz Shrimps, small, boiled

·      300 gr. / 10.5 oz / 2 Potatoes, boiled for 15 min, cut in thin rounds

·      3/4 of Cucumber, peeled, cut in rounds

·      125 gr. / 4.5 oz / 120 ml / 0.5 cup Mayonnaise, light

·      1 tbsp. / 15 ml Dijon Mustard, pit less

·      3 Large Eggs, hard boiled

·      About 100 gr. / 3.5 oz Lettuce leaves, washed

·      1 tbsp. fresh Parsley, finely chopped

·      Ground Salt and Pepper

 

Ingredients for the Sandwich garnish:

·      150 gr. / 5.5 oz Mayonnaise

·      1 Large Egg, hard boiled

·      7-8 Mini Tomatoes, halved

·      150 gr. / 5.5 oz Prawns, boiled, cleaned

·      1/4 of Cucumber, with peel!

·      8-10 Caper berries

·      3-4 Lemon rounds

·      6-8 Radishes, cut like flowers

·      4 Carrot rounds, cut like flowers

·      1 tsp. fresh Dill, finely chopped

·      4-5 fresh, flat Parsley, twigs

·      30 gr. / 1 oz Salmon Red Caviar (Brick)

·      5 gr. / 0.2 oz Black Caviar

·      2 tbsp. fresh Garden Cress

·      Ground Salt and Pepper, Flower of Salt

 

METHOD:

A.    Make the sandwich:

1.     The idea is to create a tall, round sandwich of 5 layers, before adding the garnishing.

2.     You need to use 5 layers of bread-spread with mayonnaise-while in between, you will lay out the following 4 fillings: boiled potatoes, cucumber, shrimp salad & lettuce and lastly boiled, egg slices.

3.     Use a spring form of 22 cm / 8.7 in. without bottom to help you shape the sandwich layers as a round cake, placing it on your round platter and here we go! 🎂 1st layer:

4.     Cover the bottom of the form with lettuce leaves to create a beautiful base.

5.     Cut the bread slices to fit in the bottom of the round form and try to cover it completely. That means, some slices will be whole and some will be cut round to fit around.

6.     Note: You won't use all the bread, but doo use some smaller pieces to cover all small openings.

7.     Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on each bread slice before placing them in the form on top of the lettuce.

8.     Spread the thin boiled potato rounds on top of the bread, covering it completely and adding some seasoning. 🎂 2nd layer:

9.     Place a 2nd layer of bread slices covered with a bit mayonnaise followed by a layer of cucumber rounds.

10.  Season them with ground salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle the copped parsley on top.

11.  With your spatula, press the layers a bit. 🎂 3rd layer:

12.  Place a 3rd layer of bread slices covered with a bit mayonnaise followed with a layer of lettuce leaves.

13.  Make the easy shrimp salad by mixing the small shrimps with half of the light mayonnaise, the mustard and some seasoning.

14.  Spread the shrimp salad all around to cover the lettuce leaves. 🎂 4th layer:

15.  Place a 4th layer of bread slices covered with a bit mayonnaise.

16.  Cover them by spreading the 3 hard boiled eggs, thinly sliced and then seasoned. 🎂 5th layer:

17.  Place the 5th and last layer of bread slices, cutting with a knife or scissors any overhanging bread. With your spatula, press the layers a bit, to stay in place.

18.  Cover the form with the sandwich cake using plastic wrap and store in the fridge for 2-3 to set and chill.

 

B.    Garnish the sandwich:

19.  Remove the spring form from around the sandwich.

20.  Spread the mayonnaise reserved for garnishing to cover completely the top and sides of the sandwich cake.

21.  Now my idea is to create a stunning "Garden of Eden" theme on top of the cake. Hence, I used the parsley twigs as "tree trunks" and the radishes and carrots, shaped like flowers. 

22.  In the middle of the cake, place a lemon round followed by the red caviar and the black caviar in its middle. Around the red caviar, place the cucumber rounds, shaped like flower petals.

23.  Cut boiled egg in 2 halves and place them across the middle, adding a bit more red caviar on top of them.

24.  Place now 2-3 parsley twigs on the cake and around it put the carrots and radishes shaped like flowers.

25.  Use the garden cress to sprinkle it all around the bottom edges of the cake, to enhance the "garden" theme effect.

26.  Next add the halved tomatoes and capers at the top of the cake, followed by the prawns that should be scattered around the top and sides of the cake.

27.  Add the remaining lemon rounds, halved around the top of the cake.

28.  Season them with ground pepper and some flower of salt.

29.  Finish by sprinkling the chopped dill on top and adding the last parsley leaves to decorate the side and top of the cake.

30.  As I said, this is just a guideline, please feel free to use your imagination as I did, and decorate it as you like!

31.  Sandwich cake should now go back to the fridge, loosely covered with plastic wrap, to set and chill for 3-4 hours before serving.

 

C. Serving instructions:

Bring Sandwich Cake from the fridge and serve it directly as is, at your celebratory table.

To serve, cut it with a sharp, bread knife, in thick triangles like you would normally do for a sweet cake.

Serve it with champagne or chilled semi sweet white wine.

A really majestic Sandwich Cake with layers and layers of deliciousness that will impress your guests for sure.

It can be a grandiose centerpiece at any big celebration, Christmas or New Year's eve, Wedding, Anniversary etc.

A feast for your eyes and taste buds. Enjoy it dear friends. With love always, Deppy.

 

D. Storage info:

Like all sandwiches, this sandwich cake should be consumed the same day or next day at the latest, directly from the fridge. After that the bread becomes sodden.

  

Ε. A short Family story explaining the inspiration for this dish:

When I was a child in the late 60s and 70s, my Mom used to have Birthday and Nameday parties all the time for our family, with lot's of friends either adults or kids or both. At that time, there were certain foods that were very trendy and everyone was preparing them to serve at the festive buffet. One of the main delicacies was what we called in Greek a "Sandwich Bomb". That was actually a tower of sandwiches all wrapped up and concealed in aluminum foil, with the cylindrical shape of a "bomb". The foil was to keep them fresh while chilled in the fridge.  

It was the centerpiece, adorning the festive buffet, and I remember getting such a thrill opening the foil and revealing the "hidden" sandwiches inside. The sandwich filling would vary depending on the guests and the occasion. It could simply be layers of mayo, ham and cheese or more elaborate like e.g. paté, tuna, shrimp salad with lettuce or combos etc.

Times have changed, food trends and what is fashionable has changed immensely as well. However precious family memories remain intact in time.

This Sandwich Cake unique creation is dedicated to my beloved Mother 💗!

 

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Μεγαλοπρεπές Σάντουιτς Τούρτα με Γαριδοσαλάτα για το γιορτινό Μπουφέ σας

BY: Greek Cooking Made Easy                          

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ΜΕΡΙΔΕΣ🍴⃒   ΠΡΟΕΤΟΙΜΑΣΙΑ 🕔⃒

    12                Συνολικά: 1 hour + 7 h αναμονή  

 

ΜΑΓΕΙΡΕΜΑ ♨  ΒΑΘΜ. ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΑΣ 👩‍🍳⃒

Πατάτες: 15 min

Αυγά: 9 min.                      Μέτριο

 

Ο Δεκέμβριος είναι ο μήνας των Γιορτών, που σημαίνει πολλά τραπεζώματα με την οικογένεια και τους φίλους μας. Γι' αυτό και όλοι ψάχνουμε ξεχωριστά και εντυπωσιακά πιάτα για να σερβίρουμε! Αυτό το πιάτο είναι ένα από αυτά.

Στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του '60 και του '70, ετοιμάζαμε και σερβίραμε σε πάρτι/γιορταστικό μπουφέ, αυτό που ονομάζαμε "Σάντουιτς Μπόμπα".

Οι καιροί έχουν αλλάξει και το ίδιο και οι τάσεις στο φαγητό και η προσδοκία να ταΐσουμε πραγματικά τους πεινασμένους καλεσμένους.

Εξ ου και η έμπνευση μου γι αυτό το υπέροχο σάντουιτς Τούρτα. Ένας «απόγονος» από τα περασμένα χρόνια, με την κύρια ιδέα βέβαια να παραμένει ίδια. Στρώσεις από σάντουιτς με διάφορες γεμίσεις, περίτεχνα διακοσμημένες από πάνω και κομμένες σαν κανονική τούρτα. Ένα σάντουιτς Τούρτα "New Age και Ενήλικο" που θα ταΐσει και θα εντυπωσιάσει αδιαμφισβήτητα τους καλεσμένους σας.

Θα σας δείξω πώς να το διακοσμήσετε, αλλά μπορείτε απλά να αφήσετε ελεύθερη τη φαντασία σας και να στολίσετε αυτό το αλμυρό κέικ όπως θέλετε. Ελπίζω να απολαύσετε τη δημιουργία μου!

 

ΥΛΙΚΑ

Υλικά για τις στρώσεις του σάντουιτς Τούρτα:

·      500 γρ. / 1 lb 2 oz / 30 φέτες λευκό Ψωμί για τοστ, χωρίς κόρα

·      250 γρ. /9 oz Γαρίδες μικρές (κόκτειλ), βρασμένες

·      300 γρ. / 10,5 oz / 2 Πατάτες, βρασμένες για 15 min, κομμένες σε λεπτές φέτες (ροδέλες)

·      3/4 από Αγγούρι, ξεφλουδισμένο, κομμένο σε λεπτές ροδέλες

·      125 γρ. / 4,5 oz / 120 ml / 0,5 φλ. Μαγιονέζα, ελαφριά σε λιπαρά

·      1 ��.σ. / 15 ml Μουστάρδα Dijon, χωρίς σποράκια

·      3 Αυγά μεγάλα, βρασμένα σφιχτά

·      Περίπου 100 γρ. / 3,5 oz Φύλλα Μαρουλιού, πλυμένα

·      1 κ.σ. φρέσκος Μαϊντανός, ψιλοκομμένος

·      Φρεσκοαλεσμένο αλάτι και πιπέρι

 

Υλικά για τη γαρνιτούρα του σάντουιτς Τούρτα:

·      150 γρ. / 5,5 oz Μαγιονέζα

·      1 Αυγό μεγάλο, βρασμένο σφιχτό

·      7-8 Μίνι Ντομάτες, κομμένες στη μέση

·      150 γρ. / 5,5 oz Μεγάλες Γαρίδες, βρασμένες, καθαρισμένες

·      1/4 Αγγουριού, με φλούδι!

·      8-10 Καπαρόμηλα

·      3-4 ροδέλες Λεμόνι

·      6-8 Ραπανάκια, κομμένα σαν λουλούδια

·      4 ροδέλες Καρότα, κομμένα σαν λουλούδια

·      1 κ.γ. φρέσκος Άνηθος, ψιλοκομμένος

·      4-5 Κλαδάκια φρέσκος Μαϊντανός

·      30 γρ. / 1 oz κόκκινο Χαβιάρι σολομού (μπρίκ)

·      5 γρ. / 0,2 oz μαύρο Χαβιάρι

·      2 κ.σ. φρέσκο Κάρδαμο

·      Φρεσκοαλεσμένο αλάτι και πιπέρι και ανθός αλατιού

 

ΜΕΘΟΔΟΣ:

Α. Φτιάξτε το σάντουιτς:

1. Η ιδέα είναι να δημιουργήσετε ένα ψηλό, στρογγυλό σάντουιτς με 5 στρώσεις, πριν προσθέσετε το γαρνίρισμα.

2. Θα χρειαστεί να βάλετε 5 στρώσεις με φέτες ψωμί αλειμμένο με μαγιονέζα-ενώ στο ενδιάμεσο θα απλώσετε τις παρακάτω 4 γεμίσεις: βραστές πατάτες, αγγούρι, γαριδοσαλάτα & μαρούλι και τέλος βραστά αυγά σε φέτες.

3. Χρησιμοποιήστε μια φόρμα με ελατήριο (τσέρκι) των 22 cm / 8,7 in. χωρίς πάτο για να σας βοηθήσει να διαμορφώσετε τις στρώσεις σάντουιτς σα στρογγυλό κέικ, βάλτε τη πάνω από τη στρογγυλή πιατέλα σερβιρίσματος σας και πάμε λοιπόν να ξεκινήσουμε!

🎂 1η στρώση:

4. Καλύψτε το κάτω μέρος της φόρμας με φύλλα μαρουλιού για να δημιουργήσετε μια όμορφη βάση.

5. Κόψτε τις φέτες ψωμί για να χωρέσουν στον πάτο της στρογγυλής φόρμας και προσπαθήστε να την καλύψετε εντελώς. Αυτό σημαίνει ότι μερικές φέτες θα είναι ολόκληρες και κάποιες θα κοπούν στρογγυλά για να χωρέσουν.

6. Σημείωση: Δεν θα χρησιμοποιήσετε όλο το ψωμί, αλλά χρησιμοποιήστε μερικά μικρότερα κομμάτια για να καλύψετε όλα τα μικρά ανοίγματα.

7. Απλώστε μια λεπτή στρώση μαγιονέζα ελαφριά σε κάθε φέτα ψωμιού πριν τις τοποθετήσετε στη φόρμα πάνω από το μαρούλι.

8. Απλώστε τις λεπτές ροδέλες από βραστές πατάτες πάνω από το ψωμί, σκεπάζοντάς το εντελώς και προσθέτοντας λίγο αλατοπίπερο.

 

🎂 2η στρώση:

9. Τοποθετήστε μια 2η στρώση από φέτες ψωμιού καλυμμένες με λίγη μαγιονέζα και στη συνέχεια μια στρώση από ροδέλες αγγούρι.

10. Αλατοπιπερώστε κατά βούληση και πασπαλίστε από πάνω τον ψιλοκομμένο μαϊντανό.

11. Με τη σπάτουλα σας πιέστε λίγο τις στρώσεις.

 

🎂 3η στρώση:

12. Τοποθετήστε μια 3η στρώση από φέτες ψωμιού καλυμμένες με λίγη μαγιονέζα και στη συνέχεια μια στρώση από φύλλα μαρουλιού.

13. Φτιάξετ τη πανεύκολη γαριδοσαλάτα, ανακατεύοντας τις βραστές γαριδούλες (κοκτέιλ) με τη μισή ελαφριά μαγιονέζα, τη μουστάρδα και λίγο αλατοπίπερο.

14. Απλώστε την γαριδοσαλάτα γύρω-γύρω να καλύψει τα φύλλα μαρουλιού.

 

🎂 4η στρώση:

15. Βάλτε μια 4η στρώση από φέτες ψωμιού καλυμμένες με λίγη μαγιονέζα.

16. Σκεπάστε απλώνοντας τα 3 βραστά αβγά, κομμένα σε λεπτές φέτες και μετά προσθέστε λίγο αλατοπίπερο.

 

🎂 5η στρώση:

17. Τοποθετήστε την 5η και τελευταία στρώση από τις φέτες ψωμιού, κόβοντας με ένα μαχαίρι ή ψαλίδι ψωμί που προεξέχει. Με τη σπάτουλα σας πιέστε λίγο τις στρώσεις, να μείνουν καλά στη θέση τους.

18. Καλύψτε τη φόρμα με το σάντουιτς Τούρτα με πλαστική μεμβράνη και βάλτε το στο ψυγείο για 2-3 για να σταθεροποιηθεί, να δέσει και να παγώσει.

 

Β. Γαρνίρετε το σάντουιτς Τούρτα:

19. Αφαιρέστε τη φόρμα με ελατήριο γύρω από το σάντουιτς.

20. Απλώστε τη μαγιονέζα που έχετε κρατήσει για το γαρνίρισμα για να καλύψει καλά την κορυφή και τις πλευρές του σάντουιτς.

21. Τώρα η ιδέα μου είναι να δημιουργήσω ένα εκπληκτικό θέμα «Κήπος της Εδέμ» πάνω από την τούρτα. Ως εκ τούτου, χρησιμοποίησα τα κλαδιά του μαϊντανού ως "κορμούς δέντρων" και τα ραπανάκια και τα καρότα δίπλα, σε σχήμα λουλουδιών.

22. Στη μέση του σάντουιτς Τούρτα, τοποθετήστε μια ροδέλα λεμόνι ακολουθούμενο από το μπρίκ και το μαύρο χαβιάρι στη μέση του. Γύρω από το μπρίκ, τοποθετήστε τις ροδέλες αγγούρι, ώστε να κάνουν σχήμα πέταλα λουλουδιών.

23. Κόψτε το τελευταίο βραστό αυγό στη μέση και βάλτε τα 2 μισά από πάνω, προσθέτοντας λίγο ακόμα μπρικ πάνω τους.

24. Βάλτε τώρα 2-3 κλωνάρια μαϊντανού πάνω στο σάντουιτς Τούρτα και γύρω γύρω τα καρότα και τα ραπανάκια σε σχήμα λουλουδιών.

25. Χρησιμοποιήστε το φρέσκο κάρδαμο για να πασπαλίσετε γύρω γύρω στις άκρες του σάντουιτς, για να ενισχύσετε το εφέ «κήπου».

26. Στη συνέχεια, προσθέστε τις κομμένες ντοματούλες και τα καπαρόμηλα πάνω στο σάντουιτς, ακολουθούμενα από τις μεγάλες γαρίδες που πρέπει να είναι διάσπαρτες στην κορυφή και στα πλαϊνά του σάντουιτς.

27. Προσθέστε τις υπόλοιπες ροδέλες λεμονιού, κομμένες στη μέση στη κορφή του σάντουιτς.

28. Αλατοπιπερώστε και προσθέστε και λίγο ανθού αλατιού.

29. Τελειώστε πασπαλίζοντας από πάνω τον ψιλοκομμένο άνηθο και προσθέτοντας τα τελευταία φύλλα μαϊντανού για να διακοσμήσετε το πλάι και το πάνω μέρος του σάντουιτς.

30. Όπως είπα, αυτή είναι απλώς μια οδηγία, μη διστάσετε να χρησιμοποιήσετε τη φαντασία σας όπως έκανα εγώ και να διακοσμήσετε τη Τούρτα όπως θέλετε!

31. Το σάντουιτς Τούρτα πρέπει τώρα να επιστρέψει στο ψυγείο, καλυμμένο χαλαρά με πλαστική μεμβράνη, για να σταθεροποιηθεί και να κρυώσει για 3-4 ώρες πριν το σερβίρετε.

 

Γ. Οδηγίες σερβιρίσματος:

Φέρτε το σάντουιτς Τούρτα από το ψυγείο και σερβίρετέ το απευθείας ως έχει, στο γιορτινό σας τραπέζι.

Για να το σερβίρετε, κόψτε το με ένα κοφτερό, μαχαίρι ψωμιού, σε χοντρά τρίγωνα όπως θα κάνατε για μια κανονική Τούρτα γενεθλίων.

Σερβίρετε με σαμπάνια ή παγωμένο ημίγλυκο λευκό κρασί.

Ένα πραγματικά μεγαλοπρεπές σάντουιτς Τούρτα, με στρώσεις και στρώσεις νοστιμιάς που σίγουρα θα εντυπωσιάσει τους καλεσμένους σας.

Μπορεί να είναι ένα μεγαλειώδες κεντρικό πιάτο σε οποιαδήποτε μεγάλη γιορτή, παραμονή Χριστουγέννων ή Πρωτοχρονιάς, Γάμο, Επέτειο κ.λπ.

Μια γιορτή για τα μάτια και τους γευστικούς σας κάλυκες. Απολαύστε το αγαπημένοι μου φίλοι. Με αγάπη πάντα, Ντέπη.

Δ. Πληροφορίες φύλαξης:

Όπως όλα τα σάντουιτς, έτσι και αυτό πρέπει να καταναλωθεί την ίδια μέρα ή το αργότερο την επόμενη μέρα, απευθείας από το ψυγείο. Μετά από αυτό, το ψωμί θα πανιάσει.

 

Ε. Μια σύντομη οικογενειακή ιστορία που εξηγεί την έμπνευση για αυτό το πιάτο:

Όταν ήμουν παιδί στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του '60 και του '70, η μαμά μου συνήθιζε να κάνει πάρτι για γενέθλια και ονομαστικές γιορτές όλη την ώρα για την οικογένειά μας, με πολλούς φίλους είτε ενήλικες ή παιδιά ή και τα δύο. Εκείνη την εποχή υπήρχαν ορισμένα φαγητά που ήταν πολύ trendy και όλοι τα ετοίμαζαν για να τα σερβίρουν στον γιορταστικό τους μπουφέ. Ένα από τα βασικά εδέσματα ήταν αυτό που ονομάζαμε «Σάντουιτς Μπόμπα».

Ήταν στην πραγματικότητα ένας πύργος από σάντουιτς όλα τυλιγμένα και κρυμμένα μέσα σε αλουμινόχαρτο, με το κυλινδρικό σχήμα μιας «βόμβας». Το αλουμινόχαρτο ήταν για να τα διατηρήσει φρέσκα όσο τα φυλάγαμε παγωμένα στο ψυγείο.

Ήταν το κεντρικό πιάτο, που κοσμούσε τον γιορταστικό μπουφέ, και θυμάμαι με πόσο ενθουσιασμό άνοιγα το αλουμινόχαρτο για να αποκαλύψω τα «κρυμμένα» σάντουιτς μέσα. Η γέμιση σάντουιτς διέφερε ανάλογα με τους καλεσμένους και την περίσταση. Θα μπορούσε απλά να είναι στρώσεις από μαγιονέζα, ζαμπόν και τυρί ή πιο περίτεχνα όπως π.χ. πατέ, τόνος, γαριδοσαλάτα με μαρούλι ή συνδυασμοί κ.λπ.

Οι καιροί έχουν αλλάξει, οι τάσεις στο φαγητό και τι είναι πια στη μόδα έχει αλλάξει πάρα πολύ. Ωστόσο, οι πολύτιμες οικογενειακές αναμνήσεις παραμένουν άθικτες στο χρόνο.

Αυτή η μοναδική δημιουργία για Σάντουιτς Τούρτα είναι αφιερωμένη στην πολυαγαπημένη μου Μητέρα 💗!

 

Κοιτάξτε επίσης την συνταγή μου σε Short YouTube βίντεο, το λίνκ είναι: ΕΔΩ

[nakshtechnology]

SINAMICS S120- An Enhanced Automation Solution 

The modular solution for high-performance motion control applications in the building of industrial plants and machines is the SINAMICS S120 drive. Tailored solutions can be executed through various elements and features that are best synchronized. For example, servo or vector capabilities in coordinated drives and high-performance single-motor drives (multi-axis applications). The SINAMICS S120 drive is a system that provides increased productivity, flexibility, and performance for its users. 

Overview of Strengths: 

Enhanced machine performance is possible with SINAMICS S120, regardless of whether the application calls for continuous material webs or cyclic, highly dynamic processes. These industries include packaging and printing machines, machines for processing plastics, textiles, paper, and wood, cranes and hoisting gear, handling and assembly systems, machine tools, rolling mills, test beds, and machines in the renewable energy sector. 

Universal: 

Power and control performance can be freely combined thanks to SINAMICS S120's architecture. 

Centralized control intelligence enables greater flexibility. 

Free performance selection for vector and servo control 

Precise: 

reduced lifecycle expenses for the plant's operation.  

With the Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) engineering platform, all components may be parameterized, programmed, and commissioned without causing any disruptions to the system. 

The primary functionality is implemented with elaborate “embedded” software. 

Universal, standardized safety concept – Safety Integrated 

STO, SBC, SS1, SS2, SOS, SLS, SDI, SSM, SLP, SP, and SBT are examples of integrated safety functions.  

smooth execution of safety features in compliance with PL d (EN ISO 13840-1) and SIL 2 (EN 61508) 

System Overview: 

High-performance applications can be served by a modular system like the SINAMICS S120 drive system. For multi-axis applications, it provides coordinated DC/AC drives as well as single AC/AC drives. On the other hand, modular plant and machine concepts are also available in a distributed version. 

Types of construction – Advanced single- and multi-axis applications using modular drive systems.  

Blocksize (AC/AC): 

The SINAMICS S120 Blocksize (AC/AC) is a high-performance frequency converter, often known as a servo drive, that consists of a power module and control unit. Its power range is very wide, ranging from 0.55 kW to 250 kW. 

Blocksize (DC/AC): 

The booksize-format SINAMICS S120 (DC/AC) converter or servo drive is made up of a control unit, an infeed, and a motor module. It can produce power in the range of 1.6 kW to 107 kW. 

Chasis (DC/AC): 

The SINAMICS S120 DC/AC Chasis is a high-performance frequency converter, often known as a servo drive, that is comprised of a motor module, infeed, and control unit. Its power range is incredibly wide, spanning from 110 kW to 6840 kW. 

Chasis (AC/AC):

The SINAMICS S120 Chasis (AC/AC) is a high-performance frequency converter that includes a motor module, infeed, and control unit within the chassis. It can handle power levels between 110 and 250 kW.   

SINAMICS Cabinet Modules: 

SINAMICS S120 Cabinet Modules-2 are control cabinets that are ready to connect and have undergone type testing. They are designed to maximize the benefits of the SINAMICS S120 Chasis 2 built-in units and are suitable for all customer solutions. 4.8 kW to 5700 kW is the power range. 

SINAMICS S120 CM Application Marine Drive: 

SINAMICS S120 Cabinet Modules- Custom cabinets with all the benefits of the S120 CM standard system, designed for the marine industry. Power spectrum: 560 kW–5700 kW. 

Distributed servo drive S120M: 

Compact and ready to connect, the distributed SINAMICS S120M drive unit consists of an integrated power unit (Motor Module) and a synchronous servo motor with multi-turn absolute encoder. Range of power: 0.25 kW to 1.1 kW. 

To summarize, the robust SINAMICS S120 AC Drive has been produced as an adaptable solution to a huge range of industrial purposes, including those based on harsh operating environments. One reason for this is the modular nature of its design, which combines maximum flexibility with state-of-the-art control features to meet stringent power consumption targets while adapting easily to changing demands. Therefore, by incorporating SINAMICS S120 into your automation plant, you will be able to improve running costs in the short term and protect yourself from technological obsolescence in the future. Encompass the brilliance of Siemens engineering through SINAMICS S120 for limitless productivity and creativity. 

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[hadeschan]

item # K14F31

Pra Khun Paen Săen-láan, Luang Phor Phat, Wat Huay Duan, Nua Gôn krók, Fang Ploy. A Hundred Thousand Million Dollar Billionaire, multi-colors holy powder Pra Khun Paen amulet inlaid with fragments of rubies, in the back is with an imprint of a Yant Putson, a Magic Charm and Wealth Fetching Cabalistic writings, and a copper sheet engraved with Thai number 6663. Made by Luang Phor Phat of Wat Huay Duan (Wat Than Thahan), Nakhon Sawan Province in BE 2563 (CE 2020).

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Pra Khun Paen

The Pra Khun Paen is a type of amulet with figure of Pra Buddha Chinnaraj of Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Woramahawihan (Wat Yai or Wat Pra Buddha Chinnaraj) seating inside an elaborate arch. This type of amulet was first discovered at Wat Pra Roop Archaeology Site, Suphan Buri Province. And such type of ancient baked clay amulet with figure of Pra Buddha Chinnaraj is called “Pra Khun Paen” ever since. It was called Pra Khun Paen to honor the Thai famous Warrior General Khun Paen, the Governor of Suphan Buri Province in the Kingdom of Ayutthaya.

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DIMENSION: 4.30 cm high / 3.00 cm wide / 0.80 cm thick

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[little-bloodied-angel]

Oh you can actually see a whole guide about my AU in my blog! Just search "ballet AU", it would make me super happy.

But in regards to this, Íþróttaálfurinn is Sportacus' older brother. He's right between 5'10 and 5'11, not quite exactly either. (This would be easier with cm lol). Alex (this is a human AU, so Sportacus is a nickname since no human being is named that) is 5'8, but he doesn't much care. (The Áfram version of Íþróttaálfurinn was their father, and he was as tall as his oldest son). Íþrótt is 17 years older than Alex.

Then there's seven Glæpur siblings. For plot reasons I made Rikki an actual person, he's Glanni's twin.

From older to youngest

-Robert "Bobby", 6'1 (currently, I may change it).

-Glanni and Rikki, exactly 6ft

-Tobias "Tobby", 5'11

-Florence "Flobby", 5'6

-Robyn "Robbie", 6'2

-Ella, 1'73 m (genuinely don't know how to put that in feet and inches soz)

Awe thank youuu!!! I like yours too

(he totally is plotting your demise and since you made him so tiny you gave him the power to sneak into your house so the window or the vents O_O)

Edit: since the search function is deciding to be difficult here are a couple links to what I've written of the AU.

First concept idea:

WIP sneak peek, some elaborations, and some technical explanations:

https://www.tumblr.com/little-bloodied-angel/722664368197730304/afoxysunny-pls-dont-call-me-sis-or-gurl-i-kinda?source=share

And the full character guide:

Hope you enjoy!!!

You can't tell me Glanni isn't shorter than Robbie when he doesn't have his stupidly high heels.

I love the poses sm I think it suits them well hehe

[blueiscoool]

AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS

THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD TO LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-525 B.C.

6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) high.

Hollow cast around a now-missing core, this Osiris belongs to a group of large figures once with inlays in glass paste. Featuring wide bodies with narrow enshrouded arms crossed right over left, the hands holding a crook and flail once adorned with inlays, these figures are recognizable by the mask-like face with a slight smile, elongated eyebrows and cosmetic stripes, also once inlaid. A similar example in Berlin was grouped together by Roeder with five others as deriving from Medinet Habu, in western Thebes, the temple complex founded by Ramesses III that continued in importance as a cult place of Amun-re and the burial place of several God’s Wives of Amun (G. Roeder, Ägyptische Bronzefiguren, p. 193, pl. 27 a-d).

Based on these parallels, this piece would have worn the tall white crown of Upper Egypt, most likely with mortises for attaching separately-cast feathers. A squared mortise at the base of the chin allowed for the attachment of a separately-made beard, as on most examples. The channel for the chinstrap would have been inlaid. Colorful glass paste inlays in blue, white, and red are preserved in some examples, while some had elaborate inlaid and gilt broad collars. 

Many similar figures have been dated to the Saite period (see the example in Leiden, acc. no. AB 161, in M. Hill, ed., Gifts for the Gods: Images from Egyptian Temples, pp. 128-129). A large number of Osiris statuettes were excavated at Medinet Habu near the Eastern Gate, and it has been speculated that many were deposited into a mass “Osiris Grave” symbolizing the death and rebirth of the god (p. 65, E. Teeter, Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt).

[moonhoures]

I'm one cm shorter than you HAH 😔🙏 but anyways soobin with a bulge kink PLS elaborate or I'll d word

omg one cm that’s so cute ☺️ and dw bestie i got you 😤💪🏻

when soobin first notices you bulging he would think he’s seeing things, so he would watch it and give a few deep thrusts to confirm that it’s him he’s looking at in there, and then his head would be ✨spinning✨ bc ohmygod that’s so hot 🥴 he’s too big for you and it’s driving him c r a z y. and now it’s all he wants to do when he fucks you 🥺 he wants to watch your belly as he fills you up. ngl my self indulgence is drifting into soobin + breeding kink territory but i’ll hold back for now ;-; anyways, when he’s fucking you and you notice him just staring dreamily at his hand that’s splayed out on your lower abdomen, you’d tilt his chin up and say “look at me, baby” and then he’d moan as he leans in to kiss you like a man starved 😌❤️

also gonna take this moment to shamelessly plug my yeonbin threesome fic 👀 bc there’s a soobin bulge kink scene towards the end that i loved writing 😌🤌🏻

ooh also also!! here’s an [nsfw | mdni!] link to a bulge video that i love. enjoy :) <3

[lyssentome]

15 Tags, 15 Mutuals

Lowkey forgot about this one, sorry and thanks for the tag @toribookworm22 🤧

Tagging: @jjm-blogspot @myhusbandsasemni @sentfromwolves @notalazysod @eli-writes-sometimes @chaneywrites @queenofimaginedworlds @risingshards @promptinator-writes and open tag (as always pls tell me if i tag you too much and/or you don't want to be tagged bc i do not have tag lists pls and thank you)

Answering for myself, although i will be stealing these questions to get into character when writing other POV i'm not used to *cough* Arden *cough*

Answers are a little long, because I can't help but elaborate on my answers.

1. Are you named after anyone?

Kind of, my middle (well, technically last name bc most indonesians don't have family surnames) name is after a Malay singer my mom really likes. Apparently it's because as a baby my eyes sparkled like hers do. It's sweet, but I hated being teased over having the same name as the singer lol

2. When was the last time you cried?

Around two weeks ago i think.

3. Do you have kids?

Lol no

4. Do you use sarcasm?

Only under my breath because I don't want to piss people off.

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Their face and clothing.

6. What's your eye color?

Good 'ol, boring dark brown. They're kinda pretty in the sun tho ig.

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings, all the way. I will actually have issues sleeping if forced to consume a scary media alone. One time I had a vaguely uncanny valley-esque, slightly paranormal dream/nightmare which was Pretty Fucking Concerning as someone who doesn't remember dreams much. I checked my phone and it was like 2, almost 3 AM and i was supposed to work on my assignment but i was so spooked i just said "Nope. Absolutely not." and forced myself to go back to sleep.

8. Any special talents?

Uh, no, i don't think so. I'm pretty average at everything I do.

9. Where were you born?

Jakarta, Indonesia.

10. What are your hobbies?

Aside from the obvious reading and writing, i also like listening to music, sewing, and baking. I don't bake often though because i live in student housing atm and there's no oven in the shared kitchen.

11. Have you any pets?

No :( i really want to have cats one day though.

12. What sports do you play/have played?

I did taekwondo for like 2 years if that counts... oh and i also run like twice a week now because i have a required PE class.

13. How tall are you?

Around 157 cm?? That's around 5'1ish for you Americans.

14. Favorite subject in school?

Biology.

15. Dream job?

At this point I'm not really sure but I think I still want to be a researcher. Probably something to do with cosmetics or food or something like that.

[jacob-jordaens]

Study of a Figure in Priest's Robes, Jacob Jordaens, c. 1650, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawings

red and black drawing of torso, legs and arms of a figure wearing robes, with red overlay garment with scroll designs on PL side Jacob Jordaens was the leading painter in Antwerp in the generation after Rubens. He was greatly influenced by the elder artist and occasionally worked for him. Though he is now best known for his droll genre pictures, he also painted religious, historical, mythological, and allegorical works. His prolific draftsmanship is represented by some 450 drawings plausibly attributed to him today. Like Rubens, he worked with a decisive hand, and scholars have had some difficulty assigning some drawing with certainty to one or the other. Jordaens' work is characterized by clear contours and insistent hatching. He often mixed media in his drawings. The use of black and red chalk, oiled charcoal, gray wash, and white heightening seen in the present drapery study is elaborate but not exceptional. The combination of red and black chalk is a hallmark of his workaday drawings. The crisp, luminous effect produced by the brush work in gray and white typifies the close attention that he gave to lighting in preparing his compositions. Though the present study has not been connected with a finshed painting, it clearly represents a priest raising his hand in a gesture of blessing. Size: 14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in. (37.94 x 25.56 cm) (approx.) 20 1/2 x 24 15/16 in. (52.07 x 63.34 cm) (mat) Medium: Black and red chalk, oiled charcoal, grey wash, heightened with white

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/112696/

[mia-japanese-korean]

Appearing Graceful, Behavior of a High-Ranking Prostitute of the Tenpō Era, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, April 1888, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Art

woman slightly turned to PR, with elaborate gold hair ornaments with floral motifs, wearing kimono with bold patterns, with bold red and yellow stripes on PL shoulder, bold hexagon and flower pattern in green, white, yellow, red and blue, and black with yellow and blue bamboo leaves on PR shoulder No. 10 on the table of contents Size: 14 7/16 × 9 11/16 in. (36.67 × 24.61 cm) (image, Vertical ōban) 14 3/4 × 10 in. (37.47 × 25.4 cm) (sheet) Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127933/

[niemernuet]

since you‘ve already done alpine skiing for the fandom character ask game, i‘m gonna ask you to do schwingen 😁 and pls elaborate a bit because i definitely don‘t know enough without that 😅😇🥰

How did I deserve you?? 😭 Thank you so much for your question. This is going to be fun. 😁

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most): There is only one! The one and only! *aggressively waves at my icon* Armon Orlik!

It's the smile! It's the aloofness! It's the blatant scorn against social media! It's the talent coupled with skills and determination! It's the curls that he let grow out during lockdown and cut again for the new season! 😭 It's the fact that he's the only Schwinger who approximatively knows how to wear a suit!

I want him to be King so bad it's not even funny anymore. Also, he reminds me a bit of Sharl in more than one way: 1. He's his own worst critic, and nobody needs to remind him of his mistakes (quite the opposite). With Sharl it's the "I am stupid" from Baku, and with Armon it's the way he barely held it together after he lost the final round in Zug in 2016 that just makes me want to light the world on fire for them:

2. The nordostschweiz. Schwingverband is, at times, Ferrari-levels of incompetent and infighting, and whatever success they can celebrate on national levels are more despite the NOSV and not thanks to.

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped): A very fluctuating position. My OG scrunkly, when the term scrunkly was still one and half decade away from being coined, when tumblr did not exist yet and Schnappi was at the top of the charts, was Willy Graber. He's not a scrunkly anymore, in fact he's retired, but he'll always be my scrunkly. He was always among the smallest wrestlers but that never stopped him.

Sorry abt the quality. First one is from 2011 (I think) against Grab, second one is from 2019 with Walther at the celebration of his fifth and last eidg. Kranz.

After a long draught, my next scrunkly was Marcel Bieri. He picked up the slack for Zug when Reichmuth crumbled in 2019 and won all his fights on the first day.

He's had really bad luck with injuries since then, also he's been growing a Gasly-style beard (no picture), which...bby...no...but I still love him. 💖

Now that I'm old and spent, pretty much every baby-faced Neukranzer is my scrunkly. How are they allowed to fight when they're just so smoll?!?!

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave): Benjamin Gapany. Nobody cares about him bc he's Fribourgeois and doesn't speak German that well. 😔

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week): It's Schwingen, they're all obscure in the grand scheme. 🙈

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave): Joel Wicki. He knows that he's good. Unfortunately for the longest time he didn't know that he wasn't supposed to say it out loud. Tbh in any other sport his self-proclamations would be average, imo they don't sound that different than for example Odi's towards the end of the last season, furthermore they're true bc he usually is the best at every tournament he participates, but Schwingen is all about humility, and saying that you consider your performance good bc you won a fight automatically draws comparisons to Ibrahimovic. 🙄

Also the teamspirit in the Innerschweizer Verband is not the best not existing and it is a wonder he even reached the Schlussgang in Zug. With the exception of Schurtenberger, who kept Armon back (grr...), pretty much nobody helped him in any way.

Also also Stucki is about 20 cm taller and probably 50 kg heavier, and he had to fight him TWICE in Zug, all while carrying the expectations of the entire Innerschweiz.

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason): Nobody, of course. 😂 They do that just fine on their own (see my last point)

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell): I don't have to send him, he's already in a superhell of his own making: Arnold Forrer, Schwingen's answer to Nico Rosberg. He spent his best years fighting against Abderhalden, and losing every time. He was crowned King in 2001 but he didn't even win then (final round was a draw and the jury declared him the winner), and when Abderhalden retired, he was past his prime. The reason why Nöldi hasn't retired yet is bc he wants to be the first man to win 150 wreaths (Kränze). He's been at 147 for the last three years (two if we're ignoring 2020), and it...does not look good. He's 43, has an artificial hip, and problems with his back...srlsy I can't overstate how impossible that goal is. It also feels so unnecessary, he's already record holder by a wide margin (second-most Kränze is Pellet with 136 and he retired long ago) with nobody in sight to beat him within the next decade. But he just does not want to give up. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[mia-africa-americas]

Pair of Figures from a Shrine Group, Kwaku Benpoh, First half 20th century, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

standing male and female couple, facing forward; man on L wears short pants and has linear scarifications on checks, with PL hand on woman's neck; woman at R wears a 'soul wishes' medallion hanging from a ribbon around her neck; woman has PL hand next to her head and PR arm around man's waist; both figures wear sandals and rings around their necks In the late 17th century the numerous small kingdoms of the Akan peoples in the area of Ghana in West Africa were melded into a powerful empire by the chiefs of the Asante, one of the largest and most powerful of the Akan group. They developed a wide-ranging trading empire whose economy was based on the use of gold dust as the common means of exchange. Asante kings ruled over the area known as the Gold Coast (Ghana) until the 20th century and they still hold considerable prestige and power today. Like all royal systems, the Asante relied on a variety of prestigious objects to identify and honor their kings and others of high social status. Gold ornaments, luxurious woven textiles, ritual objects and carved statues were all part of the regalia and formal environment that proclaimed the lineage, position, and importance of the Asantahene, the King. This group of five figures formed part of a set of objects that honored an Asante king. The figures represent some of the King's relatives and servants who carry objects symbolic of the King's position and power. The pair of figures standing with their arms holding each other depict a couple of the royal lineage, indicated by the round metal disk hung around the woman's neck. This represents a special type of gold ornament worn by members of the royal family on important occasions. The couple is accompanied by a group of four attendants. One man carries an elaborate royal sword over one shoulder. The social status of an Asante man was marked by the type, size, material, and decoration of his clothing and personal objects, including the formal sword he was entitled to carry on ceremonial occasions. Another man carries the King's stool. Each Asante adult had a personal stool which was also believed to embody the spiritual essence of the individual and was therefore of prime importance in their daily and ceremonial lives. The other attendant is a soldier, symbol of the King's military power. He carries a flintlock musket on his shoulder and a small cask of gu Size: 15 1/8 x 7 x 3 in. (38.4 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm) Medium: Wood, metal, ribbon

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/5897/

[mia-paintings]

Portrait of José Mojica, Macena Barton, 1928, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

portrait of a man with black hair and curling sideburns, wearing a red headscarf, short maroon jacket with elaborate gold trim and buttons with maroon laces across chest, matching maroon pants, white blouse, and green cummerbund, with a colorful Mexican blanket over his PL shoulder and holding a brown hat in his PL hand; green walls; Southwestern landscape through window in URQ, with bouquet of orange, purple, and yellow flowers in a vase on windowsill; portion of a portrait of a mother and child on a shelf in ULC Size: 41 1/2 × 42 1/4 in. (105.41 × 107.32 cm) (sight) 48 3/4 × 49 5/8 × 2 in. (123.83 × 126.05 × 5.08 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/129800/

[bm-asian-art]

Hibiya and Soto-Sakurada From Yamashita-Cho, No. 3 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige, 12th month of 1857, Brooklyn Museum: Asian Art

This print is an example of the compositional wit that characterizes many of the "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo," involving a superimposition of an extreme close-up on a distant landscape. The spirit of New Year play is expressed by the kites in the sky. One is a yakko figure dancing in the upper margin; another is haplessly fallen on a rival's string. Two close-up battledores (hagoita) shown from either side, the one on the left has an even closer detail of a Kadomatsu pine (compare with pl. 2). In midair above the shuttlecock appears to be moving right to left. The location here is exactly reversed from the previous print. Here it is looking from a commoners' neighborhood (Yamashita-cho), now the area around Soto-Sakurada. The impressive facade that stretches along the far side of the moat is one of the most detailed depictions of a daimyo mansion found in any ukiyo-e print, the main residence of the Nabeshima clan of Saga; the elaborate design of the gate denotes a domain of high rank (350,000 koku in this case). This site is now occupied by Hibiya Park, and the one to the left, where the corner wall of the mansion of the lord of Shirakawa is just barely visible behind a pine branch, is now the Imperial Hotel. Overall, the print offers a pleasing contrast between the solemn majesty of the daimyo presence in Edo and the lightness and wit of the commoners' play. Size: Image: 13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (33.7 x 21.9 cm) Sheet: 14 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (36.5 x 23.3 cm) Medium: Woodblock print

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/121618