21 March 2011

Mega Mendung

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Swirly clouds with graduated tones show up wherever Buddhism has been an influence. You see them in the corners of Tibetan thankas. This design is on a batik cloth from Cirebon on the north shore of Java. For more about mega mendung (roughly: cloudy clouds) see here and here.

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11 March 2011

Citadel Cloud

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03 October 2010

Delicious Sunset Layer Cake

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03 July 2010

Over Point Pleasant

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28 May 2010

Billowing

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24 May 2010

Roiling

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06 May 2010

Clouds Over Westboro

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