14/04/2010 Wednesday

Youmeishu bottle

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Japanese herbal liquor named "Youmeishu". I have been so tired then my wife had bought this because Youmeishu were said that they were nourishing. I sketched on the day, 25th of September, 2009.
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13/04/2010 Tuesday

O-choko

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This is a sake cup called o-choko. Yes, I use this together with the tokkuri I uploaded yesterday. Sketched on the 10th of March, 2010.
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12/04/2010 Monday

Tokkuri

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This is a typical sake bottle and is also a little old (I guess it is over 60 years old) one from my wife's parents'. I sketched this after drinking sake... the out line shows that I was drunk? Sketched on the 7th of February, 2010. #92 of the book.
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08/04/2010 Thursday

Kayoi-dokkuri

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This is a ceramic bottle for Japanese liquor (sake) called "Tokkuri". I don't know how old it is but I'm sure it's older than 80 years. People carried this kind of containers to a liquor shop to buy sake (not only sake but oils, soy sauces and other liquids). Traditional Japanese life is such a waste-free life. I sketched this on the 5th of January, 2010. #91 of the book.
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07/04/2010 Wednesday

Ceramic mug

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Rough surface of earthenware mug is very good to make the head of beer last long.I sketched this on the 20th of October, 2009 (oktoberfest!).
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06/04/2010 Tuesday

A leather boot

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I sketched one leather boot right after buying. These boots are for both fieldwork and town walking. A lot of people in Syria told me that the boots were so nice and asked they were Italian boots or not. Unfortunately, these are American product... Well, I agree that Italian shoes/boots are pretty good. Sketched on the 16th of March, 2009. #123 of the book.
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05/04/2010 Monday

Flint

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This is a flint stone I collected in Syria. This kind of flint is used for stone tools back in Paleolithic age. Geologically, it should be called silicified tuff. Sketched on the 6th of January, 2009. #121 of the book.
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04/04/2010 Sunday

Peridotite xenolith

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I better call this olivine xenolith. Peridotite is formed in the Earth's mantle and derived from there in magmas. When olivine is gem-quality, it is called peridot (unfortunately, this is NOT a gemstone). I collected this at a volcano in Syria. Sketched on the 29th of January, 2009. #116 of the book.
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03/04/2010 Saturday

Fluorite

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This octahedrally shaped crystal is a fluorite. This shape is formed when it is cleaved. Original natural shape is cubic, though. Sketched on the 20th of January, 2009.
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02/04/2010 Friday

Pebble

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Now the thing I use the loupe for—a pebble. This is a pebble of Nohi rhyolite that widely occurs at Gifu prefecture, central Japan. I collected this at a river bank of the River Nagara and I sketched this on the 24th of September, 2009. #118 of the book.
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