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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
Oni a being of great power and mystery, lurking in the shadows, waiting to reveal themselves to the chosen few. Keep your eyes open, for they may be closer than you think.👹 🩸 #Oni #Mystery #JapaneseFolklore #YokaiAvengers #BTCnfts #nftOrdinals #BitcoinNFTS #NFTs #OrdinalsNFT
今日は落合の河童です!
人前で好きな人(人魚)を自白させられ、散々悪口言われつつ水害を解決した河童。
今回はバレンタインも近いので恋愛系のお話を取り上げてみました。
kappa-only youkai Encyclopedia
No.80:Kappa in Ochiai
#yokai #illustration #JapaneseFolklore
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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In #JapaneseFolklore a hososhi is a government official who has special magical powers which allow it to see in all four directions and punish evil. The concept originated from China where is was known as fangxiang.
#DailyFolklore #yokai
🎨1. Matthew Meyer
2. Nakajima Soyo, 1928
In #JapaneseFolklore kappa are small reptilian child-sized #yokai that live in lakes and rivers waiting to attack unsuspecting passers-by and drag them to a watery death. However, what they really want is your shirikodama, a mysterious jewel that resides...
#MythologyMonday
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Creatuanary Day 2: Kitsune! #creatuanary #creatuanary2023 #creaturedesign #drawing #digitalart #procreate #monochromatic #artist #utahartist #kitsune #fox #yokai #japanesefolklore
In #JapaneseFolklore long-lived bats are said to transform into yamachichi. This pointy-faced #yokai visits people when they are sleeping and sucks the life force from their mouth before tapping them on the chest, causing them to die the very next day.
#MythologyMonday
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In #JapaneseFolklore yuki-onna is a terrifying #yokai appearing on snowy winter nights. She glides across the snow with her blue lips & transparent skin. Her icy gaze can be deadly, and she will suck the life force out of you & leave you to die in the snow.
#FairyTaleTuesday
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Who's your favorite in Kakuriyo?
Comment below! I'm an Odanna fan! hehe
#greatfuzzball_art #Hatori #fanart #digitalart #digitalpainting #葉鳥 #かくりよの宿飯
#yokai #tengu #japan #ayakashi #red #demon #japanesefolklore #demons #supernatural #illustration #animeboys #drawing
In #JapaneseFolklore, chochin obake (lantern ghost) is a paper or silk lantern that has transformed into a #yokai after many years of service. It has one or two eyes and a long tongue protruding from a split in the lantern that forms a mouth.
#MythologyMonday #dailyfolklore
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50体の最後の図画修正はこの2体。
記述に合わせて図画を大幅に変更してみました。
これで図画の大幅な修正は最後になります!
長かった…。やっと本の制作に着手できるー。
Remake:No.3
https://t.co/PF1YqWrHM1
Remake:No.11
https://t.co/OxBUmXIc4l
#yokai #illustration #JapaneseFolklore
In #JapaneseFolklore chinouya are a #yokai that look like kind human women with long black hair and very large breasts. They live in rivers near graveyards where children are buried, and come out of the water to nurture the spirits of the dead...
#ayokaiaday #FolkloreSunday
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In #JapaneseFolklore Tsuchigumo (earth spider) is a gigantic spider #yokai. It is believed that long-lived spiders can gain supernatural powers and become yokai whereupon they grow to enormous sizes. They live in forests or mountain caves...
#MythologyMonday #ayokaiaday
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今日は尻尾の長い河童です!
病気を流行らせて醤油屋に無理ぶりを要求する理不尽な河童。
kappa-only youkai Encyclopedia
No.61:Kappa with a long tail
#yokai #illustration #JapaneseFolklore
There are many tales in #JapaneseFolklore of frog brides. In these stories, magical frogs take on human form with the goal of marrying a human man. They look just like regular women, only they tend to be quite frail and often don't have the strength to do many...
#SwampSunday
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In #JapaneseFolklore, nasu baba is a #yokai with dark purple skin and the features of an ugly old woman resembling an eggplant with teeth. She haunts a temple complex on Mount Hiei, usually lurking in dark rooms to avoid being seen. Despite her wild and...
#FolkloreSunday
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