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'Furyu Children's Dance' from a series Modern Children's Dances - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1840.
#ukiyoe #art #Japan

One of the most well-known #yokai in #JapaneseFolklore is the kappa. A cucumber-loving water goblin that lives in rivers and lakes, this yokai has been known to grab passers-by and drag them to a watery death. More info and art here:
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#FairyTaleTuesday

'Yashima in Summer' - Okumura Koichi, 1949.
#ukiyoe #art #Japan #summer

Some #ukiyoe cats for #WorldCatDay.
Art detail: Shoson O'Hara, Utagawa Hiroshige, Tadashige Nishida, Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

In Greek mythology Hypnos & his brother Thanatos are the gods of sleep & death respectively. They reside in the underworld realm of Hades, Hypnosis in the light & Thanatos in the dark.
#FaustianFriday #preraphaelite
🎨'Sleep & His Half-Brother Death'-John William Waterhouse, 1874

Helen, lonely and regretful after Hector's death laments..."Now I weep for you and for my wretched self, so sick at heart, for there's no one else in spacious Troy who's kind to me and friendly. They all look at me & shudder with disgust." ~ Homer, The Illiad.
#GreekMythology
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In #JapaneseFolklore, Kodama are the spirits of trees. While they are attached to specific trees, they can also move freely through forests often appearing as glowing orbs of light. In some accounts they present as regular trees but with the ability to...
#FolkloreThursday
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Trees play an important part in #JapaneseFolklore. In Shinto they are considered sacred and are believed to possess a spirit. While Totoro from the Studio Ghibli film is a fictitious character, it was no doubt inspired by the animistic beliefs of Japan.
#WyrdWednesday
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One of my favourite films is Studio Ghibli's extraordinary 'Spirited Away.' The train scene is possibly my favourite scene in a movie ever, and the whole film is pure magic! The idea of a world full of spirits, and the possibility of being spirited away is...
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#WyrdWednesday

Edmond Dulac illustration for Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale"
#FairyTaleTuesday #fairytaleart