#keigetsu

[myfairynuffstuff]

Keigetsu Matsubayashi (1876 - 1963) - Rising Sun and Red Plum Blossoms. Ink and colour on silk.

[holespoles]

Young Girl with Rabbit, by Keigetsu Kikuchi, ca. 1920

菊池契月「兎と少女」

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

Matsubayashi Keigetsu

松林桂月 (Japanese, 1876-1963）

[lun4rl0ser]

recent art of mine (mostly art trades)

[sunakku]

Though I am an Inept Villainess | Chapter 1

[capngoosey]

I’ve been in a mood today

[redsavant]

Though I Am An Inept Villainess (Nakamura Satsuki)

"In the Kingdom of Ei, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts--but only one will be crowned empress. Just when frail and beautiful "court butterfly" Kou Reirin seems poised to marry the crown prince, jealous "court rat" Shu Keigetsu steals her body! Reirin wakes up in the dungeons as the conspirator, and things look dire…or do they? Now that she's got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!"

Since this series has basically no presence on the English-speaking net that I can find, I figured I should try to get the name out there. Inept Villainess is the story of a head consort-in-training in a not-historical-China rear palace who gets body-swapped with the lowest-ranked consort-in-training, and from there, she works to figure out how to get back to her own body and also stop an assassination or two while she's at it.

One thing to note up front is that this series wears its influences strongly on its sleeve for the first two or so books, The Apothecary Diaries most noticeably. It's not quite as realistic in setting or heavy in tone as Kusuriya, which might strike some readers as disappointing, but on the flip side, if you were hoping for magic in Kusuriya, you're in luck here.

But what's it about? Why the tags? The story starts out with Reirin, darling princess of the Kou clan and favorite to win the crown prince's favor as Empress, getting bodyswapped with Keigetsu, the envious and widely disliked Maiden of the Shu clan. The first two books of the light novel (first four manga volumes) center around Reirin, an absolute dynamo now that she has a body that isn't actively trying to kill itself, trying to get her own body back because she feels bad that Keigetsu, a socially awkward and abrasive girl, is stuck in said body-trying-to-kill-itself, while trying to not out herself since Daoist magic is frowned upon. Thus, Reirin takes it upon herself to be a villainess - though she's not a very good one.

The first two books are honestly a little weak! Some clunky exposition and a slight feeling of making Reirin Too Good For This Sinful Earth may put people off, and if you're hoping for yuri, the possessive crown prince Gyoumei and handsome crownguard Shin-u might rub you the wrong way. But forge ahead! As soon as the second arc begins, which sees Reirin and Keigetsu teaming up with their unique skills to bust more conspiracies around the Maiden Court, the chemistry doesn't stop sparking. Make it through the first two books and you're in for a treat, as the character writing only gets better and better. There's even a confession in LN volume 5 - though there's plenty of affection between Reirin and Keigetsu before that. (And I can't not mention the canonical lesbian love story in volume 2!)

If you like the sound of A) a bisexual polycule branching out from a central WLW couple with realistic and layered personalities, bouncing off of a lot of very colorful supporting characters; B) magic-assisted scrapes and conspiracies, wuxia-lite action, and scoundrels getting comeuppance; C) prose that can handle swinging from character jokes to taking a quite realistic look at issues like abuse, forgiveness (whether and how to give it), the pressure to conform to a role you don't know if you're ready for, and other such topics, check the series out! As of this posting there's been no announcement for an anime, but the light novels are translated into English up to volume 7.

[thekimonogallery]

Walk-out by Kikuchi Keigetsu, 1934

[konjaku]

水仙[Suisen] Narcissus tazetta

水[Sui] : Water

仙[Sen] : Immortal mountain wizard in Taoism; hermit

There are also the aliases 雅客[Gakaku] and 雪中花[Setchūka].

The novelist 宮沢賢治[Miyazawa Kenji] wrote a short story titled 水仙月の四日[Suisenzuki no yokka](The fourth of the month of the narcissus.) There are many variant names for the lunar calendar months. However, since there is no such one, it is his creation. Perhaps it is about this time of year. Among the names of the months, I selected only those related to plants.

睦月[Mutsuki] 初花月[Hatsuhanazuki](The month of the first flower of the year)

如月[Kisaragi] 梅見月[Umemizuki](The month of the ume viewing)

弥生[Yayoi] 桃月[Tōgetsu], 桜月[Sakurazuki]

卯月[Uzuki]

皐月[Satsuki] 菖蒲月[Ayamezuki], 橘月[Tachibanazuki]

水無月[Minazuki] 葵月[Aoizuki]

文月[Fuzuki|Fumizuki] 女郎花月[Ominaeshizuki], 桐月[Tōgetsu]

葉月[Hazuki] 桂月[Keigetsu](This 桂[Katsura] is said to be Laurel), 竹春[Chikushun|Takenoharu]

長月[Nagatsuki] 菊月[Kikuzuki], 紅葉月[Momijizuki]

神無月[Kannazuki] 木葉月[Konohazuki](The month of leaves of trees)

霜月[Shimotsuki] 葭月[Kagetsu]

師走[Shiwasu] 梅初月[Umehatsuzuki](The month when ume begins to bloom)

Kenji also wrote many famous stories for children such as 銀河鉄道の夜[Ginga-tetsudō no yoru](Night on the Galactic Railroad,) 注文の多い料理店[Chūmon no ooi ryōriten](The Restaurant of Many Orders,) よだかの星[Yodaka no hoshi](The Nighthawk Star,) 雪渡り[Yuki watari](Snow Crossing,) and so on. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/175210 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Express_999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmatxSSXvBo

By the way, I like to read and imagine the names given to the months and days of the French Republican calendar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar

[wanderingwilsons]

Okay. Buckle up, y'all. This is a long post filled with amazingness.

First of all, I can't believe you can just drive your car here and not pay some sort of National Park fee or something for the scenic drive alone. It is GORGEOUS. You ride along winding roads through the forest filled with beautiful waterfalls. A good bit of the drive is just the Oirase River alongside you until you see the lake water.

The sky was bright and the weather was perfect. We rolled the windows down and tried to keep our eyes on the road (and not run over exploring pedestrians along the 102).

But before we get to the beautiful sites, I thought I would entertain you with our konbini (convenient store) car snacks that we grabbed before hitting the road that morning.

Before we moved here, we had heard about the konbinis around Japan. Namely 7 Eleven and their selection of snacks and food. Unlike America, there aren't any gas pumps related to these convenient stores even if they are along almost every road you travel on.

The three most popular ones are 7 Eleven, Lawson and Family Mart.

At each konbini you can find a selection of baked goods, ramen, soups, meals, fruit, fried chicken, buns and coffee. It's A LOT. There are so many options I never truly know what I want to choose, but on this particular day I decided to go for the pizza bun (YES. A pizza bun. #noregrets), a matcha donut and an egg salad sandwich. I only opted for the egg salad because Trevor snagged the last one with teriyaki chicken. Y'all. It's wild. And delicious.

Alright. Enough about the food. Back to the beauty.

This charming National Park held beautiful trails, shops, restaurants and it was only 500 yen (practically $3 USD) to park for the day.

We took a trail toward the lake called "The Path of Good Fortune." Shrines lined the path toward the expansive lake. Behind one of the shrines, was a huge hole in the rock wall. In centuries past, ascetic monks would seclude themselves inside of them.

Upon approaching the lake, you can't help but be in awe of its almost crystal blue waters. Expanding 28.5 miles in diameter, the Towada Lake gets its nickname the "Mysterious Lake" as it doesn't freeze in the winter.

Read more about the history of Lake Towada and its spiritual places here.

You can walk along the shore of the lake and find yourself at the iconic site of the Lake Towada Maiden statue. The purpose of this symbolic sculpture built in 1953 by the late sculptor and literary figure, Takamura Kotaro, was to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the National Park.

According to one source, the sculpture also represents "three important figures in the history of Towada: Omachi Keigetsu, a famous poet who wrote of Lake Towada’s beauty at a time when the region was barely known; Takeda Chiyosaburo, then-governor of Aomori Prefecture; and Ogasawara Koichi, then-mayor of Towada. Takamura spent a year working on the 2.1-meter-tall bronze maidens, for which it is said his deceased wife, Chieko, was the model."

We jumped back on the trails and found the path to the Towada Shrine. The torii gate at the beginning of the path reveals a winding path lined with cedar trees and beauty.

The walk was peaceful and beautiful. Along the path were fallen leaves signaling the fall, but the greenery was still just as vibrant as summer.

It's impossible not to be in awe of its beauty. The amount of work and detail that goes into these landscapes and its surroundings doesn't go unappreciated by me.

Before reaching the shrine, you are greeted by a ceremony hand washing table with a dragon. To the right you will see steep rock steps that take you to the shrine and it was all I could do but to stand in awe of its beauty.

In the 9th century, this Shinto Shrine was built in honor of the Japanese folk-hero Yamato Takeru and is known as the home for the water spirit (source).

While we didn't participate in the spiritual practices, we were still able to walk around and admire its beauty and architecture.

And, of course, I got a goshuin to add to my collection.

We headed back down the other side of the hill to head back to our car. At this point, we were ready to grab some lunch but before heading out, we walked in a souvenir shop and grabbed a couple apple tarts.

There was SO MUCH more we could have explored. Trevor and I have decided we are going to spend a day walking alongside the Oirase River and Gorge to see all the beautiful waterfalls. There were a handful of beautiful hotels to stay in on the way up to the lake that we took note of, too.

We didn't eat at the park. Instead we drove back toward the Oirase Brewery about 45 minutes away which held its own experiences. Our day wasn't over...

But I think I will write about that another day.

Til next time wanderers, xoxo

[lotus-lamps]

ok i did not expect this to take so long. oops. anyways heres Keigetsu Nishida, a persona character who belongs to @capngoosey !! idk i wanted to make it background centric but i rarely actually draw backgrounds so uh... yeah

OOPS I DIDNT KNOW THAT NAME MADE A LINK LOL I JUST DIDNT TRUST MYSELF TO SPELL IT RIGHT SO I COPY AND PASTED IT

background only under the cut :)

was surprisingly fun to do actually

[waterhealer]

Mizu Keigetsu 🌊

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

少女 1924, 京都市美術館

我很喜愛這畫家的筆觸~ Artist by 菊池契月（きくちけいげつ）Keigetsu Kikuchi

花開了，我便畫花。

花謝了，我便畫我自己。

你來了，我當然畫你。

你走了，我便畫一畫回憶。

— poem by '電線' 《香蜜沉沉燼如霜》

ps. 嗯… 上面的詩，詩人寫得真的很少女的感覺….

可是熟女的我調皮地將那首詩改了幾個字就變得不那麼詩情畫意了。。。 哈哈 😎

花開了，我便亂畫。

花謝了，我便畫那些花。

你來了，我當然不畫。

你走了，我便將畫賣一賣。

— '電要錢' 《現實沉沉髮如霜》by Chu Lan 別笑，還笑，就是妳! 🤣 hahaha

[lun4rl0ser]

happy late birthday to keigetsu :3

[haikuandmore]

A cuckoo calls. When I look there is only The waning moon In the early dawn. Tiếng chim đỗ quyên kêu. Khi tôi nhìn Thì chỉ có mảnh trăng hạ tuần Trong buổi sớm bình minh. - Fujiwara no Sanesada

English Translation: Kenneth Rexroth Bản tiếng Việt: Bạt Xứ Art: Matsubayashi Keigetsu

[yyako]

Artfight #25, @capngoosey's Keigetsu!