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...were sometimes enshrined as gods by those whose livelihoods depended upon favourable winds. The legacy of kaze no kami today is that in the Japanese language, a common cold is called 'kaze' which translates as 'evil wind.'
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🎨1. Kaze-no-kami - Takehara Shunsen, 1841
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...dragon is connected to growth, activity and creativity. He is also believed to control the winds and rain. The other three guardian beasts are the vermilion bird (south), white tiger (west) and black tortoise (north).
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🎨1-Matthew Meyer
2-Utagawa Toyokuni I
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Cherry blossoms, known in Japan as sakura, represent springtime and symbolise fleeting beauty and the shortness of life. Festivals to celebrate these flowers occur in spring and are known as hanami. Sakura were a favourite subject for Edo era #ukiyoe prints.
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'The Bride Changing Clothes' from the series 'Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman' also known as the Marriage series - Suzuki Harunobu, 1769.
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... because during his funeral procession, the bull pulling the cart containing his remains stopped and wouldn't move any further. His shrine was then built in that location.
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'Cat and Shokan' from the series 'Kokka Review' published in 1930s which introduced old masterpieces of Japanese art. Portrait of Sakuma Shokan with a cat originally painted by Kano Tanyu (1602-74) who made wall paintings in Edo & Nagoya Castles & Kyoto temples.
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Beautiful cat by @midoriyamada_
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'Blue Birds at Night' - Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1930s.
#ukiyoe #birds #art #Japan

If you need a daily dose of #folklore, I recommend these hashtags:
#MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FaustianFriday #SuperstitionSat #SwampSunday
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I found this treasure in a second hand bookshop recently. I'll include some (unfortunately not very good) photos of the illustrations as a thread. Hope it's not overkill but thought it may be of interest. Sorry about the quality, I'm a bit time poor tonight.
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