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December 2024 Mexica tier request
I have included Christmas gifts for my friends as well. Sources for each characters are listed below.Renatii : Mughal Empire, 1647Court Lady with a Narcissus, c.1630, Khalili CollectionsLady of the Court, British Library, Add Or 3129, f.14Oval portrait of a woman in a Chaghtai hat, Mughal India, c. ...
Western Wardrobe
There are many evidences of Silla's interactions with the Western world. Mediterranean glassware and Central Asian daggers have been excavated from numerous tombs at Gyeongju. Stones engraved with beaded medallion motifs, which were popular in Sassanid Persia, have been unearthed in Wolji Pond. ...
November 2024 Mexica tier Request
Sources for each characters are listed below.Bingturong: Dani, 20th centuryGroup photo of the Dani people, Baliem Valley, 1938Photo of Dani man wearing a traditional clothing, 1993Photo of a war chief climbing up a watchtower, Baliem Valley, 2006Photos of the Dani people in ceremonial regalia and ar...
The Three Princes
Three brothers of Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina who fought against the Chalca, 1464The Mexica conquest of Chalco (1446-1465) was one of Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina's most challenging conquests, lasting nearly his whole reign. Although there were some successes, Mexica suffered a significant loss and was u...
Nencatacoa
Nencatacoa, the Muisca god of festivities, drunkenness, and dance, protector of the mantle makers and artists."Another god was called Nencatacoa. He was the god of drunkenness, painters, and mantle weavers. He helped lift the thick timbers for the buildings. He appeared in the form of a bear wea...
October 2024 Mexica tier request
Sources for each characters are listed below.Chiaroscuro, Kanem-Bornu Empire, 1830Hermann Goedsche, Bodyguard of the Sheikh of Bornu, 1823Quilted horse armor from Sahel region, 19th century, British MuseumBornu quilted horse armor and body armor, late 19th century, The Liverpool MuseumPhoto of a Bor...
Chimalpilli in the Amoxcalli
Royal scribe Chimalpilli frequently visits the libraries of Tenochtitlan and Tetzcoco to research and copy codices.Although there were thousands of books (amoxtin) in the Mexica Empire's archieves/libraries (amoxcalli), the vast majority of them were destroyed by the Spanish conquistadores and p...
Mixtec Huehuecoyotl
The white coyote deity from Codex Zouche-Nuttall.Various Mesoamerican civilizations have long been in close contact with each other. Even their deities transcended political and geographic boundaries. For example, the feathered serpent was called Quetzalcoatl by the Nahua, Kukulkan by the Yucatec Ma...
Mexica Soldier’s Equipment
Mexica soldier’s equipment for the long-distance campaign, based on Alvarado Tezozomoc’s Cronica mexicana.After declaring the war, the huei tlatoani of the Mexica Empire ordered his people and the adjacent cities to prepare food, supplies, arms, as well as equipment for the journey. Although thi...
September 2024 Mexica tier request
Sources for each characters are listed below.freyja_valla : Ming Dynasty, 1570Ruan Zude(阮祖德), Portrait of Yizhai(抑齋), 1561Painting folio of Xu Xianqing's working career (徐顯卿宦迹圖), 1588Portrait of an anonymous scholar wearing a blue pifeng(披風) and dongpoguan(東坡冠), 1...
'Coat of arms' of Axayacatl
The 'coat of arms' of Axayacatl based on Cronica Mexicana and Gomara. Axayacatl was the father of Motecuhzoma Xocoyotl, so there is a possibility that Motecuhzoma inherited this insignia from his father.
Happy Chuseok!
I am now at my hometown to celebrate Chuseok(추석). Chuseok is one of the biggest traditional holidays in Korea. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Like many other harvest festivals around the world, it is held around the autumn equinox.The drawing is set in t...
Tequihuah Xochimazatzin
Xochimazatl encouraging his soldiers during the march towards the Gulf Coast, Late 1491The year Twelve Reed (1491). Ahuitzotl focused this year’s campaign on the rebellious Gulf coast city states. Their initial target was Chinantlan, located far southeast out of the basin of Mexico. The army had t...
August 2024 Mexica tier request
Sources for each characters are listed below.Patricio Renardo: Maori, 1750Maori Hei-tiki pendant, late 18th century, Private collectionH.D.Skinner, D.R.Skimmons, The Maori Hei Tiki”, Otago Museum, 1966Ian Knight, The New Zealand Wars 1820-72, Osprey, 2013Bingturong: Ayutthaya Kingdom, 1600Charles ...
Come Closer
Goguryeo (ancient Korea) couple, mid-5th centuryGoguryeo’s clothing can be seen in their tomb murals. Goguryeo people wore geometric patterns on their garments, such as polka dots. The diamond pattern in this drawing is based on the murals in Jangcheon Tomb No. 2 (장천 2호분). The woman’s ro...
Macsen Wledig
Magnus Maximus(re. 383~388), also known as Macsen Wledigin Welsh, was one of the many usurping emperors of the late Roman Empire. Before taking the throne, he was a distinguished general in Britannia. Although he is largely remembered as a usurper who was eventually executed, he left a huge footprin...
July 2024 Mexica tier request
Sources for each characters are listed below.Hyenafur: Kingdom of Numidia, 200 BCETitus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, Book 30, c. 27-9 BCESilius Italicus, Punica, Book 16, c. 83-96Bronze Enamel Brooch, 2nd-3rd centuries, The Metropolitan Museum of ArtRaffaele D’Amato, Roman Centurions 753-31 BC: The Ki...
Four Lords of Tlaxcallan
The four main lords of Tlaxcallan at the time of the Spanish invasion.The overall concept of this drawing was inspired by playing cards.Tlaxcala, or Tlaxcallan, was a Nahua polity located east of the Basin of Mexico. They are well-known as enemies of the Mexica Empire. Tlaxcallan means “place of t...
June 2024 Mexica tier request
Sources for each characters are listed below.Patricio Renardo: Egypt, 1280 BCEPainted limestone statue of Meryre and Iniuia, Cairo Egyptian Museum, ca. 1353-1336 BCEStatue of Hapi the Administrator of Amun Temple, Cairo Egyptian Museum, ca. 1294-1213Scribe’s Palette, Metropolitan Museum of Art, ca...
Korean Nobles
Aristocratic couple of Goryeo (medieval Korea), 12~13th centuriesGoryeo (고려) was a Korean state founded in 918, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392.This drawing depicts an aristocratic couple in Goryeo. The man in the drawing is a hojang (호장)...
[NOTICE] Simplifying the Request Process
First and foremost, it’s been a year since I started my Patreon! I am always grateful for your generous support.Recently, I noticed that my supporters are having difficulty picking on a specific culture or geographic location when submitting a request. So I’m going to simplify the procedure. Ins...
May 2024 Mexica tier request
Sources for each characters are listed below.Hyenafur: Japan, 1260Heiji Monogatari Emaki (平治物語絵巻), 125~80sMōko Shūrai Ekotoba (蒙古襲来絵詞), 1293Anthony J. Bryant, Early Samurai AD 200-1500, 1991Anyknown: Minoan Crete, 1600 BCEThe “cup bearer” fresco, Knossos, Crete, 1600-14...
Xipe Totec tlahuiztli of Axayacatl
Axayacatl (re. 1469~1481) was the sixth tlahtoani of Tenochtitlan. He is renowned for the conquest of Tlatelolco, the neighboring 'sister city' of Tenochtitlan. This is my interpretation of his battle attire (tlahuiztli) from the battle of Tlatelolco scene of Codex Cozcatzin. According to Ol...
I’m free!
I was finally discharged from the hospital today! It has been 30 days since I was hospitalized. I was in the hospital for 67 days last year, so compared to that it was relatively quicker. I really, really hope this is the last. I wasted almost 100 days because of this diabolical bacteria called MRSA...
Saffron Lady
Achaemenid Persian Noblewoman, 5th century BCEThe available portraits of women during the Achaemenid period are rare. The ancient Persians did not leave notable female figures on their monuments, such as Pasargadae, Persepolis, and Susa. What’s left are mostly small artworks like gems, seals, and ...
Lady from the Western Land
West Mexico Shaft Tomb Tradition, Jalisco, 250 CE----The 'Shaft Tomb Tradition' (300 BCE~400 CE) refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and Colima. In the Preclassic and early Classic periods, Western Mexicans built shaft tombs...
Medical Issue Update (Good News!)
It has been about a week since I’ve been hospitalized.The pain during the procedure was unbearable at first few days, but it quickly went away throughout the week with the inflammation. By next week, they will stitch it, and then the procedure is basically done.The problem is the antibiotic treatm...
Medical Issue Update
According to the MRI results, the abscess and inflammation were worse than I thought. Antibiotic treatment has started. In the meantime, my doctor decided that surgery would be the absolute last resort. So he decided to do it the old-fashioned way: incision and drainage. I don’t have to go through...
Health Issue Update
I will be hospitalized today and start the antibiotic treatment all over again. It is again due to the Staph infection. Just like last year. Also, I’m going to get another MRI scan to see if I need to have surgery again.The worst news is that this time, even insurance can’t cover the bills becau...
April 2024 Mexica tier request
Sources for each characters are listed below.Patricio Renardo : Olmec, 900 BCEPainting 1, Juxtlahuaca Cave Art, 1200-900 BCEOxtotitlan Mural 1, 900 BCEAltar 5, La Venta, 900-400 BCEMonument 19, Laguna de los Cerros, 1200-900 BCEDaniel Parada, Olmec Formative Clothing 1500 BCE-250 CE, 2021Haiyan : Sa...
