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January 2027 Artwork
Inspiration
Lovers Walking in the Snow (Crow and Heron) is a woodblock print by Japanese artist Suzuki Harunobu, created during the Edo period around the 1760s. A master of the ukiyo-e style, Harunobu captures a tender winter scene of two lovers strolling beneath falling snow, blending delicate detail with a poetic atmosphere.
Homage
Lovers Walking in the Steam depicts the famed samurai and nationalist reformer Sakamoto Ryōma and his wife Narasaki Ryō. Following an attempt on his life, which Narasaki helped thwart, the couple married and retreated to the hot springs of Kirishima, considered the first recorded Japanese honeymoon, where Sakamoto recovered from his wounds. Art by David Hueso.
January 2027 Videos
January 1st
Dutch Admiral Matelief de Jonge describes the Dodo, 1606
January 5th
Ex-Thule Society members create the German Workers' Party, 1919
January 9th
Emperor Pedro I announces he will stay in Brazil, 1822
January 15th
Fletcher Christian and mutineers arrive at Pitcairn Island, 1790
January 18th
Proclamation of the German Empire, 1871
January 21st
Snowball Riot protests the UK's handling of the Crimean War, 1855
January 24th
Swartwout-Clinton duel ends in embarrassment, 1802 (approximate)
January 27th
Marriage of Henry VI and Constance I of Sicily (Frederick II's parents), 1186
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