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Still not very well today but I did manage one new thread. I thought I'd also re-share this old thread that has a small collection of my tweets about #yokai birds in #JapaneseFolklore for today's #FairyTaleTuesday. Also here are some birds in #ukiyoe prints by Utagawa Hiroshige. https://t.co/pwQ2fjZHy1

🎨Art credits:
1 & 2. Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832
3 & 6. Ohara Koson, 1920s
4. Yoshimoto Gesso, 1930s
5. Masaharu Aoyama, 1950
7. Matthew Meyer
8. Narazaki Eisho, 1930
#ukiyoe #JapaneseArt #owls
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In #ukiyoe prints popular subjects from The Tale of Genji were often applied to modern-day scenery. Here a princess and her maid are looking at the falling cherry blossoms on the engawa of a palace.
#JapaneseArt
🎨'The Tales of Genji: Hana-chiru-sato' - Toyohara Kunichika, 1884.

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'Deer in the Forest' - Eugen Kruger, 19th century.
#WyrdWednesday #GothicSpring

Sadly, the Japanese wolf is long extinct. Despite this, there are people who believe these wolves still exist somewhere and continue to search for them. They also feature in Japanese folklore as okuri-okami (or sending off wolf) who trails closely behind...
#WyrdWednesday
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'Song of the Sea' is a beautiful hand-drawn animated film about selkies. A boy discovers his mute sister Saorsie is actually a selkie and he blames her for their mother's disappearance. She has the task of freeing faerie creatures from the Irish goddess Macha.
#FairyTaleTuesday

In Japanese mythology, Bishamonten is one of the Seven Lucky Gods. He is protector of the righteous and a patron of warriors. He is generally portrayed dressed in full armor, holding a spear and a miniature pagoda and trampling on one or two demons, which...
#MythologyMonday
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Chione was the goddess of snow in Greek mythology. She was a daughter of Boreas, god of the wintry north wind. She was also the consort of Poseidon, god of the sea, and mother of Eumolpus who she threw into the sea (it's ok, Poseidon rescued him).
#MythologyMonday
🎨Jen Hallbrown

One of my favourite tales from #JapaneseFolklore is 'The White Hare of Inaba' about the hero god Okuninushi, which is perfect for today's #MythologyMonday theme. In the story, a hare tricked some crocodiles to let him cross the sea and they punished him cruelly, leaving...
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