tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post2717325227087052718..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Variations on a ThemeSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-4544143160390939652012-08-12T15:03:30.206-07:002012-08-12T15:03:30.206-07:00Kimber -- it is an Ultra Carry.Kimber -- it is an Ultra Carry.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-25283268451385686082012-08-12T14:59:36.489-07:002012-08-12T14:59:36.489-07:00Who cut the front off that 1911?Who cut the front off that 1911?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-9688907853426133612012-08-12T13:46:35.789-07:002012-08-12T13:46:35.789-07:00Uuuhh-- yeah.
The cephalopod/ tentacle theme-- if...Uuuhh-- yeah.<br /><br />The cephalopod/ tentacle theme-- if you have seen examples of that-- is old in Japanese art too. I have seen it on sword sheathes and more....Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-25720970309907833212012-08-12T12:20:55.427-07:002012-08-12T12:20:55.427-07:00So, like Japanese bondage then? ;^) Kinbaku, or ...So, like Japanese bondage then? ;^) Kinbaku, or shibari, I think.Darrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-69393219208371204182012-08-12T08:12:16.713-07:002012-08-12T08:12:16.713-07:00Good question, or at least one I have wondered abo...Good question, or at least one I have wondered about. Apparently like many things in eastern falconry the existence of the knot is functional but its appearance mostly esthetic. Not sure if they do it today but probably-- traditional Japanese falconry with gosses is VERY traditional.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-78578781815247793302012-08-12T08:04:52.046-07:002012-08-12T08:04:52.046-07:00What is the significance, if any, of the fancy kno...What is the significance, if any, of the fancy knot tying?Darrellnoreply@blogger.com