#shishie

[tianshiko]

smile for the camera~

[dernooks]

Guardian

[malama-art]

Hmmmm

[tanuki-kimono]

Celebratory outfit perfect for New Year season, featuring an antique kimono depicting shishi (lions) on a bridge - maybe a reference to auspicious play Shakkyô. The beautiful pines nicely frame the main motif, and the temari balls add some whimsy.

Kimono is paired with a romantic obi showing yuki-mochi (snow covered) gosho-guruma (ox cart) and late winter/early spring plants (ume/plum blossom, kiku/chrysanthemum, nandina/heavenly bamboo, suisen/daffodil).

[peachblossomdream]

But as long as you're by my side, as long as you need me, I'll always be there for you.

A Journey to Love 一念关山 ~ 2023

[storge]

I'm such a fool. I always treated you as a weak woman who knows nothing. I'm nobody. I'm just a ghost.

LIU SHISHI as Ren Ruyi A Journey to Love (2023)

[smittenskitten]

You are going to be the father of my child.

[vintagehomecollection]

Artful, graceful... and a pun. Colette and Rene Flipo's subway poster says, 'Please don't spit on the platform.' However, since 'spit' and 'camellia' are the same word in Japanese, tsubaki, the word isn't written and the flower says it all. The fresh-faced Fo Dog says 'ditto.' These lion dogs, shishi, originated with the Chinese who wanted to duplicate the stone lions that stood guard outside Buddhist temples in India.

At Home With Japanese Design: Accents, Structure and Spirit, 1990

[shijiujun]

In which it takes the whole damn village to help Boss Ning kiss his girl, and it pays to have friends like Yu Shisan (most of the time)

A JOURNEY TO LOVE 一念关山 (2023) | EP 12

[dizzybizz]

oops all shishi...... his imp form killed me, its all ive been able to focus on, its so good......

[heymeowmao]

nyz: that's my wife!!

[tianshiko]

well deserved rest~

[battyccino]

shishi in okami style 🪭

[xiaolanhua]

A Journey to Love 一念关山 (2023) Dir. Zhou Yuan Zhou, Zou Xi – Ep. 24

[tanuki-kimono]

Cute New Year season outfit pairing kimono and obi patterned with all kind of toys - some shaped like jûnishi (Chinese zodiac animals).

Obi shows clapper toys shaped like shishi (lion, mimicking those used for shishimai/lion dances), koma (tops), and kushi (combs).

Kimono has inu-hariko (dog figurine), jûnishi-themed pull toys and figurines (example with tiger ones), harukoma/takeuma (hobby horse), anesama-ningyô (paper based), temari (ball), tsuzumi (hand drum), suzu (bell), etc!

[peachblossomdream]

Why did you come back? Because of you.