#japanese camellia

[zegalba]

Camellia japonica (the Japanese camellia) is one of the best known species of the genus Camellia. Sometimes called the Rose of winter

[faguscarolinensis]

Camellia japonica 'October Affair' / 'October Affair' Japanese Camellia at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[eijukawai]

サザンカ

2025.1.21

最近、体の糖化というフレーズが気になっています。

昔から甘いものはが大好きで、周りの人よりかはたくさん食べている自信があります。

そんな私が数年前から体のだるさを感じるのです。思い切って甘いものを断とうかと考えて頑張ってはみたんですが、これがなかなかの苦行です。

清涼飲料水やお酒はやめれたんです。でもチョコレートと饅頭はやめられませんね。あとクロワッサンも。家にあったら絶対に食べてしまいます。

やっぱり人間は誘惑には勝てないっていうことなんでしょうね。

そんなことはさておき、今日は山茶花の写真です。そろそろ山茶花らしいワッサァって咲く姿が見られそうですね。

[bluebellbanshee]

Japanese Camellia

@teegowo 💚🌿

[fairiencarnate]

Rose of winter 🩷

[calmmyfears]

Camellia japonica, March '23.

[ayanos-pl]

椿にセイヨウミツバチ（4月5日）

[kagarumo-genmaru]

Impressionism art

I just made a impressionism art phone case for a friend in the university and I feel really really proud of how it's done... I never felt this before when I painting but... It feels good.. 🖤

[lovelyuniversalhideout]

❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️

Camellia japonica

[theworldiseek]

Busy weekend with kid stuff and two birthday parties. We were running around all over town. We had a beautiful sunny comfortable Sunday walking around our favorite Brookside Gardens with the family. It’s feeling like summer! I love seeing all the flowers blooming! Makes me so happy we get to enjoy all of this beauty.

[faguscarolinensis]

Camellia japonica 'April Remembered' / 'April Remembered' Japanese Camellia at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[eijukawai]

山茶花

2025.1.18

サザンカがそろそろ見頃に入ってきています。でも、私的に少し問題が発生しています。

サザンカを撮り過ぎていて、最近面白味がないんです。「前にもこの撮り方したよなぁ」って思ったりして悩んでしまいます。

これがワッサァと勢いよく咲いていてくれてたらまだいいんですけど、まだそこまでは行っていないのでどうしても望遠レ��ズを多用してしまって、あまり変化をつけれなくなってるんですよね。

今日もいろいろ出かけてサザンカを撮ったんですけど、広角レンズをやっと使えるようになってきました。まだ十分とは言えませんけど、だいぶ咲きそろってきましたしね。

あとは白いサザンカとか色の変化が欲しいんですけど、なかなか見当たらないんですよね。

[tanuki-kimono]

[Haircare during Edo period], handy illustration by Sayuri Sasai.

As time went, Edo hairstyles became more and more intricated. Hairdos were set using plenty of styling products, like 梳き油 sukiabura (creamy pomade) or 付け油 tsukeabura (solid pomade). Many recipes existed, varying in bases (like 椿油 tsubakiabura/camellia oil, 菜種油nataneabura/canola oil, 木蝋 mokurô/sumac wax etc.) and fragrances used.

Once set, hairstyles did not fell apart easily, but the oils used meant hair easily caught dust or dander - hence why people used tenugui or other kinds of hoods to protect their hair (see those past notes 1 / 2):

In the past, washing one's hair was usually done once or twice per month (in the meantime, to relieve itchy scalp, people often used hairpins to scratch without unraveling hairdo!).

Dirt and wax were washed off using hot water and shampoo made from dried 布海苔 funori (a type of red algae) and うどん粉 udonko (wheat flour). You can see here an attempt at recreating the mix.

Then, hair was allowed to dry naturally (taking care of not catching a cold in freezing weather!).

[heaveninawildflower]

Camellia and Bird (Japanese, 1827) by Andō (Utagawa) Hiroshige (1797-1858).

Woodblock print.

Image and text information courtesy NYPL Digital Collection.

[matcha-lemonade-enthusiast]

she’s beautiful, i want one in my home neow!

Camellia japonica (the Japanese camellia) is one of the best known species of the genus Camellia. Sometimes called the Rose of winter

[ayanos-pl]

椿（4月1日）