{"id":7201,"date":"2020-04-24T02:01:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T08:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=7201"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:06:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T19:06:08","slug":"the-color-blue-in-our-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=7201","title":{"rendered":"THE COLOR BLUE…IN OUR HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was dusting around the house this morning. Yes,…you did read this correctly. As I worked from area to area I noticed something; “There really is a lot of color blue in our home.” As blue is my favorite color it ignited a little quest (possibly symptomatic of being in quarantine)<\/strong> to reexplore all the blues in our abode. It really was a fun way to revisit paintings, totems, chachkas, and little personal items we love,…all with the color blue. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image above shows the intense indigo color of a Meiji period Tsutsugaki resist-dyed wedding futon cover. The pine and tortoise symbolize good wishes for a long life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The light blue sky of a pochoir print by GAMY. (Marguerite Montaut)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue everyday plates and glasses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue iris.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The color blue on Imari plates and Meiji period futon cover.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The blue of a Colorado mountain scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ancient blue mirror tiles on a Thai temple pediment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Azurite bear fetish.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fascinating blue of glassware from Murano.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Buddha.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ancient blue glass on a Thai temple panel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue glass inkwells and antique soda bottles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Old blue Meiji period woodblock print of a samurai. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue robes of a gosho ningyo doll.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue mirrors embellish a 200 year old Naga from a Thai temple.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Imari plate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Turquoise blue bands on Murano glass. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indigo Blue colored “Furoshiki”, or wrapping cloth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue droplets on a hexagonal Champagne glass<\/strong> from Murano. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Apophyllite crystal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue of my new Nike shoes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is amazing what a person can dream up while…dusting in the house!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was dusting around the house this morning. Yes,…you did read this correctly. As I worked from area to area I noticed something; “There really is a lot of color blue in our home.” As blue is my favorite color it ignited a little quest (possibly symptomatic of being in quarantine) to reexplore all the blues in our abode. It really was a fun way to revisit paintings, totems, chachkas, and little personal items we love,…all with the color blue. The image above shows the intense indigo color of a Meiji period Tsutsugaki resist-dyed wedding futon cover. The pine and tortoise symbolize good wishes for a long life. The light blue sky of a pochoir print by GAMY. (Marguerite Montaut) Blue everyday plates and glasses. Blue iris. The color blue on Imari plates and Meiji period futon cover. The blue of a Colorado mountain scene. Ancient blue mirror tiles on a Thai temple pediment. Blue Azurite bear fetish. A fascinating blue of glassware from Murano. Blue Buddha. Ancient blue glass on a Thai temple panel. Blue glass inkwells and antique soda bottles. Old blue Meiji period woodblock print of a samurai. Blue robes of a gosho ningyo doll. Blue mirrors embellish a 200 year old Naga from a Thai temple. Blue Imari plate. Turquoise blue bands on Murano glass. Indigo Blue colored “Furoshiki”, or wrapping cloth. Blue droplets on a hexagonal Champagne glass from Murano. Blue Apophyllite crystal. Blue of my new Nike shoes. It is amazing what a person can dream up while…dusting in the house! Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[356],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-color-blue"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-Futon-cover_result.jpg?fit=393%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7201"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7239,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7201\/revisions\/7239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}