Comments on: Monster Paintings in Feudal Japan

By: gome

gome — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:11:52 +0000

there are more monster pics at the IRC Japan studies Nichibunken Library.
http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/japanese-edo-period-monsters

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:39:07 +0000

Lilian Bellamy is Nurarihyon!

(You'd have to be an Archers listener to make sense of that)

By: stacyj

stacyj — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:08:15 +0000

Nurarihyon -and- Uwan on that site both look like Uncle Dirty's long-lost doppelgangers (warning, there's some NSFW content in that link) ...

By: knitcapman

knitcapman — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:56:02 +0000

I will read always happily.
Such a Supernatural creature is sure to have the model,octopus,Slug, and Jellyfish, etc. have been enumerated for "Nurarihyon". The person, the animal, and the tool are changed into the apparition in Japan Supernatural creature.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:17:42 +0000

I saw some of those Japanese painting a few years ago in the MFA in Boston. What had striked me is the closeness of technique with the Ligne Claire style of drawing that would create the fame of Belgian cartoons (i.e. Tintin).

If you're in the NE area make sure you stop at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Their Japanese collection is impressive.