I've just published a new article about hanami with a gallery of woodblock prints featuring sakura and a little bit about the kami of cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji. 🌸 open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseArt #JapaneseFolklore

Hanami - Japan's Cherry Blosso...
Hanami - Japan's Cherry Blossom Viewing Festival

A virtual gallery of sakura in Japanese woodblock art 🌸

Hanashi by Curious Ordinary
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 children in the afterlife by... #PhantomsFriday 1/3
Beneath the silent moon, she walks where the cold whispers ancient tales… The snow doesn't touch her, it follows her. The wind doesn't chill her, it obeys her.
Drawing made with Krita.❄️🌙
#YukiOnna #DigitalArt #Krita #Illustration #japanesefolklore
In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2
"Beauty often hides threads of silk... and poison." My interpretation of the legendary Jorōgumo. Drawing made with Krita.🕷️🕸️🎻🇯🇵✍🏻💻🎨 #krita #Jorogumo #Yokai #JapaneseFolklore #DigitalArt
In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2