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This is where the 47 Rōnin of Akō, along with their lord, Asano Naganori, are interred. Sengaku-ji is located in the Takanawa are of Minato-ku, Tokyo, near Shinagawa Station.
Ōishi Kuranosuke was the chief retainer of the Asano clan during the turmoil associated with the 47 Rōnin incident, in which the feudal lord, Asano Naganori, attacked and wounded Kira Yoshinaka within Edo Castle. As drawing a weapon within the shogun's castle was a capital offence, Asano was sentenced to commit seppuku the same day.
As a result of Asano's impulsive behavior, the Shogunate disbanded the Asano clan and seized their lands. Ōishi and 46 other former Asano retainers waited and unleashed their misguided revenge on Kira, attacking his home in the dead of night in December 1703, killing his body guards as well as taking his head and placing it in front of Asano's tomb in Sengaku-ji Temple in Takanawa, Tokyo.
All the Akō rōnin were sentenced to death by seppuku (harakiri). Actually, recent scholarship is saying that the rōnin may have not been allowed the honor of death by seppuku, but were actually beheaded like common criminals. The promise of the right of death by seppuku may have been a sugar-coated lie told by the shogunate to help the public more easily swallow the death sentence imposed on the Akō rōnin.
Anyway, the loyalty that these guys showed to their foolish lord by committing what can only be described as what me and some of my friends refer to as a feudal "drive-by"- Japanese style, has been lauded by the Japanese public ever since. The facts behind the actual events have been buried in the countless puppet and kabuki plays as well as movies that have been made about this.
I'm not a terribly big fan of Asano Naganori, nor do I think the Akō rōnin were particularly "brave" by carrying out a night attack after a party and fighting a small group of drunk bodyguards and taking the head of a feeble old man. But, this perspective is from modern, western eyes. In reality, night attacks of this nature have always been a staple of samurai warfare, being documented since the Heian period. As much as I don't partake in the 47 Rōnin Kool Aid drinking parties, I do admit to enjoying watching a good fictional film or kabuki play about these guys.
There is a sad legend in this pond.
"The old woman who piled the daughter of the senior retainer around a pond has lost a daughter in the pond by mistake. The daughter has been just depressed. It is informed that I am completely at a loss, and the old woman jumped into the pond."
Retainers set, blue smoke swirls around the cars as No. 489 descends from Cumbres Pass.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Chama, New Mexico
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herausnehmbare Retainer meiner Freundin (Tragedauer: voraussichtlich 36 Monate, anfangs ganztags, später ca. 70 Wochenstunden).
Carvings of staff and retainers around a large box tomb in the Chancel of the Church. A pleasant hour spent at St Andrew's Church Wroxeter
Loyal Retainer
Long since these sightless eyes have seen
The love, the life, that once had been
Who daily strove to grasp each day
And finally simply walked away
Do they return to see my face,
To dream of days spent in this place?
Or have they left the Earth behind
For lights that even brighter shine?
The answer moot, for I will wait
To meet at last my final fate
I was not made to stand so strong,
But to remember, and to long...
by John Griggs
This woodduck was shot at sunset. I climbed up on the pond's retainer wall as she watched me, wondering... ?
Yesterday at my garage sale bike ride I found this great ceramic figure. I was told that it was a holder for a retainer. the big open mouth just looked funny. I was saving it to blow up when I realized last night that it would make a fun back ground for a projectile shot.
This shot took way longer than I expected and one of the reasons was kind of scary. I set-up the shot, taking a dozen trial shots to get the position and lighting how I wanted it and then did the real shot. The image on the backscreen looked great so I pulled the card and took it inside to the computer. To my shock, every picture that I had taken and reviewed was gone.
The last stored shot was from last night.
I've been using digital cameras for ten years and never had anything like that happen. I went back to the garage and took a few test shots and everything was there.
But ten or so pictures are gone like they never existed. If anyone has any idea what to suspect or do, please let me know.
I'm lucky that these types of pictures are (mostly) possible to re-create. But others are not. I'm just not sure how pictures that you took and reviewed on a camera could just go away.
Hot again today. I decided to not go to the Point Mugu Airshow because I'm just not interested in standing around in the sun and snapping airplanes. The heat is predicted to continue through next weekend. This is the muggiest mess of a late summer/fall that I've even been in since I lived in Camarillo. It's leading me into a really grumpy mood.
Cheers.
I had a dentist appointment yesterday and I noticed that my dentist (this wasn't my orthodontist who put the braces on my teeth) felt one of my teeth that has become less straight. So when I got home I put in my retainer. Every now and then, I'll wear my retainer. I've been really bad since I was pregnant with Braden. I used to be super good, but not any longer. It's like flossing, I do it in when I remember.
A Buddhist jizō statue overlooking the graves of the 47 Rōnin of Akō, along with their lord, Asano Naganori, are interred. Sengaku-ji is located in the Takanawa are of Minato-ku, Tokyo, near Shinagawa Station.
Ōishi Kuranosuke was the chief retainer of the Asano clan during the turmoil associated with the 47 Rōnin incident, in which the feudal lord, Asano Naganori, attacked and wounded Kira Yoshinaka within Edo Castle. As drawing a weapon within the shogun's castle was a capital offence, Asano was sentenced to commit seppuku the same day.
As a result of Asano's impulsive behavior, the Shogunate disbanded the Asano clan and seized their lands. Ōishi and 46 other former Asano retainers waited and unleashed their misguided revenge on Kira, attacking his home in the dead of night in December 1703, killing his body guards as well as taking his head and placing it in front of Asano's tomb in Sengaku-ji Temple in Takanawa, Tokyo.
All the Akō rōnin were sentenced to death by seppuku (harakiri). Actually, recent scholarship is saying that the rōnin may have not been allowed the honor of death by seppuku, but were actually beheaded like common criminals. The promise of the right of death by seppuku may have been a sugar-coated lie told by the shogunate to help the public more easily swallow the death sentence imposed on the Akō rōnin.
Anyway, the loyalty that these guys showed to their foolish lord by committing what can only be described as what me and some of my friends refer to as a feudal "drive-by"- Japanese style, has been lauded by the Japanese public ever since. The facts behind the actual events have been buried in the countless puppet and kabuki plays as well as movies that have been made about this.
I'm not a terribly big fan of Asano Naganori, nor do I think the Akō rōnin were particularly "brave" by carrying out a night attack after a party and fighting a small group of drunk bodyguards and taking the head of a feeble old man. But, this perspective is from modern, western eyes. In reality, night attacks of this nature have always been a staple of samurai warfare, being documented since the Heian period. As much as I don't partake in the 47 Rōnin Kool Aid drinking parties, I do admit to enjoying watching a good fictional film or kabuki play about these guys.
This very old beech tree that stands in the corner of Shireoaks Park has lost another large branch this winter. A barn owl lives within its branches so I hope it is not in the one that has been lost. I visit this 'Old Retainer' from time to time. I know it is coming to the end of its life but it is holding tightly onto many buds waiting for spring to arrive. A Flickr post of mine from 2015 entitled 'Old Retainer' along with a poem is my highest ever viewed photo.
She is strapped into her orthopedic appliances which have been extended and locked. Her braced legs are straight and slightly parted with a very sturdy retainer bar. Other braces available as well as made to measure braces. Contact me at my1970junk@msn.com for information.
Part of my year-long challenge to photograph this ancient Beech tree on the first day of every month. It is situated in Shireoaks park in Nottinghamshire.
A wall on Centre Street north is getting a make-over. The Crescent Heights Community Association hired some artists to beautify the wall that runs along Centre Street between Samis Rd and 7th Avenue North.
How Calgary artists turned the "walk of doom" into the "magic walk" - CBC
'Old Retainer'. This very old beech tree is getting very lop sided as every year it seems to lose more main branches.
The Matsumoto of Kakunodate in Akita, Japan were samurai serving the Imamiya, hereditary senior vassals of the Satake clan. Previously, the Matsumoto family served the Ashina and lived in Tamachi Sugasawa. However, after the downfall of the Ashina and entering into the service of the Imamiya, they moved to Kobitomachi, where the house is still located. This area is where the Satake clan's lower-ranking samurai resided. This house dates back to the late Edo period.
Last week my dog chewed up my retainers. This morning I was supposed to go to the orthodontist to get new impressions done for new retainers. I managed to find my old retainers and had been wearing the bottom ones that fit over the weekend. The top retainer needed to be cut here and there to attempt to make it fit, and I thought I'd let the orthodontist do it because he's a professional. That was until I found out they wanted $35 just for me to come in to the office, and between $85 and $150 if I needed a new retainer. I spent the morning with an exacto knife and the retainer and managed to make it fit just fine. Wearing them all day was like going to the dentist.. my mouth hurts!!!
The Iwahashi were vassals of the Ashina and later served the Satake. They had a stipend of 75 koku.1 koku was equal to the amount of rice necessary to feed a person for 1 year (close to 150kg). Rice, besides being the single most important food staple in pre-modern Japan, also served as a unit of currency and samurai stipends as well as land holdings were valued in terms of koku. This house is a good example of a middle-ranking samurai's house. It was built in the late Edo period (1603-1867). The roof was re-done sometime afterwards.
With the Black Mountains looming in the distance, 744 accelerates out of Old Fort after stopping to work brake retainers.
The Matsumoto of Kakunodate in Akita, Japan were samurai serving the Imamiya, hereditary senior vassals of the Satake clan. Previously, the Matsumoto family served the Ashina and lived in Tamachi Sugasawa. However, after the downfall of the Ashina and entering into the service of the Imamiya, they moved to Kobitomachi, where the house is still located. This area is where the Satake clan's lower-ranking samurai resided. This house dates back to the late Edo period.
Drop locks with retaining balls lock the knee joints. The retainer balls allow the drop locks to be placed in a position where they will not fall down into the locking position until they are physically pushed in place. The reason for this is that it allows the wearer to not have the knee joints lock unintentionally. To purchase these or other braces for the legs or other parts of the body contact me at my1970junk@msn.com. Many different styles and options available