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September 13, 2016
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smithsonianlibraries:
Since we missed Monster Monday (still...
Since we missed Monster Monday (still trying to make this a thing…) have a preview of what’s coming next week on this Frightening Friday (not trying to make that a thing.)
Beware, the Monster-made-out-of-crockery (
Setodaishō 瀬戸大将 )! Fear the Hairy-guy-with-a-cooking-pot-on-his-head (
Narigama 鳴釜)!
These are just two monsters (or more properly, yōkai ) from Toriyama Seikan’s
百器徒然袋 Hyakki tsurezurebukuro “The Illustrated Bag of One Hundred Random Demons”
(v.3).
September 1, 2016
spiraphobia:
In Japanese folklore, Gashadokuro, also known as...
In Japanese folklore, Gashadokuro, also known as Odokuro, are giant skeletons, fifteen times taller than an average person. They can reach huge sizes (up to about 90 feet tall), and are constructed from the bones of people who have died from starvation. Their bones are collected into this giant skeleton creature which is filled with intense anger and a thirst for human blood. He wanders around at night, grinding his teeth and making a “gachi gachi” sound. The giant skeleton towers so high above the ground and walks so quietly that he can be almost invisible. The only warning you get when the giant skeleton is near is a strange and inexplicable ringing in your ears.
If the Gashadokuro finds you, he will reach down with his bony hand and snatch you off the ground. Then he will pluck your head off and suck the blood out of your headless body until his thirst is quenched.
Another perfect quote cards from Instagram user...
Another perfect quote cards from Instagram user @KamReadsAndRecs. Love this one.
“He foolishly did not consider that she might have her own plans.”
- Emperor of the Eight Islands
August 31, 2016
August 30, 2016
philamuseum:
#PMAFamily: The leaves outside are starting to...
#PMAFamily: The leaves outside are starting to change, just like in this painting of an autumn landscape. Sketch Japanese landscapes with your family this Sunday between noon and 3:00 p.m. as part of our drop-in Drawing Together program.
“Mountains in Autumn,” 1910, by Noguchi Shōhin
Instagram video by Yuko Shimizu • Aug 24, 2016 at 2:37pm UTC
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