Category Archives: Imaginary City

Views of an Imaginary City 37: Inside the Imperial Library

Posted on June 23, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Imperial Library in the Kaduyorma (See n. 4) holds the largest collection of books in all of the empire. Indeed, it is supposed to house all of the books ever published in the imperial domains since the advent there … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 32: Along the Tizabu Canal

Posted on May 25, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Nefirobe neighbourhood sits on a small hill at the northern end of the Lekaro district, just to the west of the much larger hill of Labetachi. In the reigns of Bulodi II and of the empress Aritokéhhe neighbourhood was … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 29: A Schoolyard in Topla

Posted on May 3, 2021 by julian peters comics

In Sensuka, some very basic primary education is offered free of charge by monasteries and temple organizations. For those families who can afford the moderate fees, however, there is also the option of sending their children to a kadilu (from … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 25: Night Market on Jajapi Beach

Posted on April 6, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Totamontra festival takes place over the course of a week at the end of summer. The series of ceremonial and festive events that comprise it were originally intended to propitiate a good harvest season, but they have long ago … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 15: Hot Air Lantern Display

Posted on February 24, 2021 by julian peters comics

For centuries, it has been a tradition throughout the empire to mark the eve of Midsummer (considered to be the first new moon after the summer solstice) with a nighttime display of takarnalu. These are paper lanterns mounted around a … Continue reading →

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My Painting in the Hope International Online Art Exhibition 2021

Posted on February 19, 2021 by julian peters comics

I’m honoured to have my painting “View of an Imaginary City: The Terenfi Canal” included in the Hope International Online Art Exhibition 2021 (organized by Karkhana Art Space), alongside so many amazing works of art by artists from all over … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 15: Imperial Water Riding Club on Golangolu

Posted on February 10, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Imperial Water Riding Club is a prestigious private club dedicated to the aristocratic sport of water riding—the riding of horses while they are swimming. The association’s palatial clubhouse sits on the shores of Golangolu (“Long Lake”), the largest of … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 11: Along the Terenfi Canal

Posted on January 26, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Nachilaterenfi (“Canal of Flowers”) connects the Imperial Canal to Rejoma Bay. It is so named because, in its early days, before its surroundings became one of the most built-up areas of the capital, the banks of the canal were … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 7: Tizabu Park and Tizabu Prison

Posted on January 12, 2021 by julian peters comics

Sensuka, to be sure, is a place of endless fascination and delight, but it can also be a heartless place. When one enters Sensuka Harbour and first looks out upon the colonnaded wharves and polychrome marble facades rising from the … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 6: Dastazuriki in the Little Switzerland Neighbourhood

Posted on December 28, 2020 by julian peters comics

Western traders first arrived in Sensuka soon after the city’s founding by the emperor Bulodi I as his new imperial capital. Two decades later, however, following a moral panic over the corrupting influence of Western values, religious beliefs, and food, … Continue reading →

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