This and That: A Blog

  G reen Pheasant (referred to as Pheasant until the 1920s when publishers used Green Pheasant  in import titles), original painting by  Sakai Hoitsu, print  c. 1923-1925. This belonged to my paternal grandmother who may have purchased it at Gump's in San Francisco, which was a major importer of Japanese art and woodblock prints. There is a bit more to it along the left, but it had been folded for decades to fit an inappropriate frame.  There's a G for the Gogyohka form poem here . 

  Sunday Stamps : Letter G  G iant Land Snail New Zealand 1997 They can be up to 12" long and 2 pounds!  Naturally, at that size they can destroy a garden in a short time. G oldfish, a Japanese breed, the Tosakin  Singapore 2021 G azelle The French Somali Coast (now Djibouti) 1958 H is up next.