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'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.

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

'Road to Nikko' - Kawase Hasui.
#FairyTaleTuesday #ukiyoe #art

'Deer in the Forest' - Eugen Kruger, 19th century.
#FairyTaleTuesday #forests #art

In Japan, kawauso are river otters, and like many other animals it is believed that once they reach old age they can develop supernatural powers and become #yokai. They are renowned shape-shifters and can accurately mimic sounds, using this ability to play...
#SwampSunday
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