What day is it today?
I wanted to draw “Murasaki Shikibu” after “The Tale of Genji”, but I couldn’t get the “Ukiyo-e style” to come out well. I think the designs of “DALL・E 3” and “Midjourney” are quite similar.
May 1st is “Folding Fan Day”.
It was established in 1990 by the Kyoto Fan and Uchiwa Industry Cooperative. In “The Tale of Genji”, a woman gives a fan to Hikaru Genji, so May 1st was chosen as the day, a play on words with “koi (5) oi (1)” (love).
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“Folding Fan Day” prompt
Draw a Japanese Ukiyo-e style, female, seated, impressionist style, noble lady in traditional Japanese court dress (kimono).
Rich jewel tones, emerald green floor, crimson, muted gold, and blue. Intricately patterned flowing robe, long black hair.
Low wooden table piled with scrolls and writing implements.
The fabric pattern is intricate, highlighting the folds and drapes of the garment.
Decorative border with white dot pattern. The woman is looking down, lost in thought or lost in thought.
Hand-drawn, expressing a traditional Japanese aesthetic.Summary of what day it is today: May 1st
- Fan Day: Established in 1990 by the Kyoto Fan and Uchiwa Industry Cooperative. May 1st was chosen as the anniversary, based on the pun on “koi (5) oi (1)” (love) in the scene where a woman gives a fan to Hikaru Genji in The Tale of Genji.
- Japanese Red Cross Society Founding Anniversary: On this day in 1877, Sano Tsunetami and others founded the Hakuaisha, the predecessor of the Japanese Red Cross Society, to provide medical care for those injured in the Seinan War.
- Minamata Disease Awareness Day: On this day in 1956, the Chisso Affiliated Hospital in Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture, reported a “strange disease of unknown cause” to the city’s health center, which led to widespread awareness of Minamata disease. The anniversary was established in 2006, the 50th year after the event.
- Green Tea Day: Established by the Japan Tea Association. It is associated with the 88th night, but since the date of the 88th night changes depending on the year, it is always held on May 2nd in normal years and May 1st in leap years.
