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acrylic on resin, vinyl and plastic, for "Yokai in Your Eye" at Bear and Bird Gallery
Here are a few examples of creatures from Japanese folklore. The illustrations are from Hokusai's Manga Vol. 3. I appreciate Hokusai's art for its dynamic qualities, something shared with Mignola's work. Here we have a "Rokuro-kubi." Also appearing as normal humans during the day, they go to great lengths to disguise their true forms. Though their innate urge to scare humans often wins out in the end.
So since it's freezing in my house and too cold to go do proper work in my basement studio, i decided to start my idea to make a series of yokai ( japanese style monster) drawings since i can do this from the comfort of my warm bed. I'm going to offer them as prints and print on demand t-shirts..nothing fancy. Started reading a book about yokai and felt like drawing some.
He will be colored with simple flat tones though hopefully it won't look like im swiping Chasmosaur's shit too much!
This is a tengu, a race of mountain goblins that are usually depicted wearing priests' garments. They are more commonly known by the red face/long nose variety but there are bird faced ones like this dude. For more info on them check out:
The best collection of yokai out there...
Image from Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi of a nure-onna, a yokai with the head of a woman and body of a snake and is 300 meters long.
Original image from Wikipedia.
Processed (from not much to way overboard) image I took several years ago of a toy I bought in Japan of a lantern with a human face (and big mouth). Rendered as a stained glass window.
The shape-shifter. From Yokai Attack!:
No discussion of the tanuki would be complete without a mention of their extraordinary testicles. Totally flexible, extensible, and mobile, they are a potent tool in the Tanuki's bag of shape-shifting tricks. Tanuki use their testicles as makeshift raincoats and drums, weapons and even as a disguise to impersonate other creatures and yokai (demons, spirits). Some accounts claim they can be extended into a sheet some eight tatami mats in size - more than 130 square feet (12 square meters). That's a whole lot of scrotum.
In fact, there is even a famous children's rhyme (set, incongruously enough to the tune of the Baptist hymn "Shall We Gather at the River?") that goes:
Tan Tan Tanuki
no kintama wa
Kaze mo nai no ni,
Bura Bura
(The Tanuki's testicles
swing-swing even
without any breeze).
Tanuki, despite being shape-shifters and mischievous, are considered good luck.
The Yokai of Darkness and Destruction. Jurijutsu watches over the dead and the undead and over the repulsive. When he is seen, mostly death follows.
I bought Yokai a gorgeous new kimono full set. It's absolutely beautiful and I'm so happy I made the switch to make her a Feeple60.
Meet Yokai! A Yokai is a Japanese ghost, spectre or spirit. There are many kinds of Yokai but this Yokai is a Zashiki Warashi (so that should really be her name, but I thought it was a bit on the long side). Zashiki Warashi literally means 'child in the room" and is a sort of poltergeist who likes to get up to pranks and mischief. The Zashiki Warashi is said to resemble a five year old child but despite the trouble he or she can cause, having one haunt your home is a sign of good fortune.
There are thousands upon thousands of Yokai, and Nurarihyon is their leader. What does he do? He sneaks into your house and eats your food, that's what he does!
Just in time for Halloween, we’re letting the yokai out to wander the streets and haunt the cafes of Azabujuban. I’m thrilled to announce my first solo show, Night of the Yokai – Patrick Gannonの摩訶不思議な切絵展.
Details:
Dates: Oct. 25 (Mon) to Nov 7 (Sun) 2010 (* closed to the general public Sunday Oct. 31 for a workshop)
Time: 11:30am to 11pm
Place: Gallery Cafe Enyen located about 5 minutes from Azabujuban station exit 4 on the Namboku line, and a five minute walk from Roppongi Hills
Address: 2-8-15 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1F
Phone: 03-3453-4021