Japanese Madonna
rhapsody May 13th, 2008
The work of an (anonymous)
Carmelite Nun of Japan. (link)
(Reposted from ‘06)
Labels: For my CA visitor from my other blog
(is that u cousin) and Thomas
rhapsody May 13th, 2008
The work of an (anonymous)
Carmelite Nun of Japan. (link)
(Reposted from ‘06)
Labels: For my CA visitor from my other blog
(is that u cousin) and Thomas
I like seeing how other cultures represent the Divine. Somehow, they always make It look a little like themselves.
In a similar vein, I’ve got a paper-mâché Christmas ornament from Japan that someone gave me many years ago. It’s a little Santa Clause figure, with distinctly Asian eyes.
That sounds neat! Maybe you can post a pic of it at Christmas time?
I was looking for the different Madonnas when I found this nun’s work. Somebody from CA was looking for it, so I decided to repost…