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EDIT: "ERMAGERD WHITE WASHING" or "WHY KATARA NO BROWN??" Because, darlings who refuse to read artist descriptions, I am depicting them as ye olde Japanese people. Not their normal Avatar-land ethnicities. As a consort, Katara would be trying to make herself pale even if she were naturally brown-skinned. :dummy:
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Date (pronounced "DAH-teh", I think) Masamune...

Paraphrased from Wiki: "Date Masamune was a samurai and daimyo of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. He was iconic for his missing eye, and was often called dokuganryū, or the "one-eyed dragon". He lost eyesight in one eye as a child and it was eventually removed (by himself or a retainer is unknown). Because of this weakness, one of his parents didn't feel Masamune was fit to be heir and favored his younger sibling. This led to family tragedies, eventually resulting in his mother fleeing the household. On the field, his armies were known on sight for their black and gold armor; Masamune's cresent-moon helmet (not seen here) was especially distinctive. While he lost some early battles, theoretically due to recklessness, he was eventually known as a very powerful and influential lord, highly respected for his code of ethics."

Important differences are...
*Masamune lost his eyesight to smallpox
*It was his right eye
*It was his mother who didn't think he should inherit
*He killed his younger brother after his mother apparently tried to kill him
*Masamune was known as "an agressive and ambitious" warlord (but to be fair, you kind of had to be)


Masamune's wife was named Megohime, but I didn't intend Katara to be his wife, since the couple also had some internal strife (understatement). However, it wasn't uncommon for powerful diamyo to have consorts. If my research is accurate, consorts could be anyone from samurai women to courtesans to even peasants (courtesans usually began life as a peasant anyway). So I'm thinking Katara would be his favorite consort. ;P

(If you look closely, the Date clan crest is faintly showing behind Zuko and Katara. Also, to keep from being condemned for 'putting Katara in the kitchen', you'll notice she has something tucked away in her robe.)

----- Amazing what a little research gets ya. :laughing:-----

Day One: Family.
Day Two: Change.
Day Three: Pain.
Day Four:
...Because someone else will draw a lovely dinner for them.
Day Five: Harmony.
Day Six: A.U.

Day Seven: Storm.


I'm diggin' this heavy-black style, but this might be the last time I'll use it. I had ref'd woodblock prints and ink paintings of Masamune and others from the Edo era, but I just can't pull off the bright colored patterns without giving myself motion sickness. @_@ I used some artistic liscence on their outfits and hair after researching so I could fit my aesthetics.
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Jul 28, 2010, 8:56:52 AM
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LittleWindy7's avatar

This is really gorgeous! 🥰