Word: counterpointing
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...instinct for design required a counterpoint between the case and its toggle (usually made by different artists). Over the centuries, most inros have lost their netsukes, and one of the delights of the Greenfield collection is the care with which appropriate matching has been restored. Thus a war helmet and mask on Koma Kyuhaku's 18th century inro are complemented by a fierce little demon mask with ivory horns. In a sense, the extreme limit of aestheticization was reached by the makers of tsubas. Considered merely as an object, the 19th century sword guard of the blue-black copper...
...interviewed lots of coke peddlers and they told us they're walking the streets today because of police corruption." The film's white producer, Sig Shore, adds: "So far as glamorizing the drug scene, if anybody has heard Curtis Mayfield's score, they know that it's all counterpoint to the action that's going...
...quick counterpoint neatly symbolized Lockheed's so-so progress in the year since Congress saved the company from bankruptcy. On balance, the good news clearly outweighed the bad. Selling the TriStar is absolutely vital to Lockheed's future, and the BEA order -the first for the TriStar in almost two years-was a welcome indication that Lockheed can keep itself going. Development and eventual production of the Cheyenne helicopter would have helped Lockheed, but cancellation will cause little if any out-of-pocket loss: the company has already written off $132 million of development losses on the helicopter...
...caparisoned in plumes, brocade and lace, is gambling against a courtesan who is about to get, from the cardsharp's waistband, the crucial ace. It is a familiar genre situation, but La Tour impregnated it with a subtle psychological tension. The shifty ballet of the eyeballs runs its counterpoint to the expressive gestures of the hands - the soft, uncertain dandyism in the boy, the momentary apprehension of the serving girl, whose glance betrays that she is in on the act, the dealer's foxy speed and the whore's relaxation - all is present in the fingers...
...well-balanced ensemble hampered only by the harpsichord's small size. Of the four upper-voice players, violinist Lynn Chang and flutist John Thow showed fine technique with sensitive dynamics and phrasing. Thow's playing had the kind of edge necessary for a flute set against such dense counterpoint provided by the more powerful instruments...