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Athyrium niponicum, the Japanese painted fern, [1] is a species of fern native to eastern Asia. [2] This species was redefined as a member of genus Anisocampium in 2011 based on phylogenetic analyses, [3] but the genus has since been sunk into Athyrium. [4] This deciduous fern has a creeping rhizome and a tuft-shape array of fronds. The fronds ...
Images of supernatural beings, as well as gory and grotesque scenes exist on Japanese painted scrolls going back to the medieval period. This tradition continued through the centuries, providing a foundation for yūrei-zu , as well as for violent chimidoro-e (“bloody pictures” - 血みどろ絵) and muzan-e (“cruel pictures” - 無残絵 ...
Ōkyo was probably the first Japanese artist to do life drawings from nude models. [1] The subject was still considered pornographic in Japan. [3] During his career he painted for wealthy merchants, the shogunate, even the emperor. [9] The public's perception of Ōkyo's skill is evident in a legend recounted by Van Briessen.
The Ghost of Oyuki (お雪の幻, Oyuki no maboroshi) is a painting of a female yūrei, (a traditional Japanese ghost), by Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795), [1] founder of the Maruyama-Shijō school of painting. [2] According to an inscription on the painting, Okyo had a mistress in the Tominaga Geisha house. She died young and Okyo mourned her death.
Japanese urban legends, enduring modern Japanese folktales; La Llorona, the ghost of a woman in Latin American folklore; Madam Koi Koi, an African urban legend about the ghost of a dead teacher; Ouni, a Japanese yōkai with a face like that of a demon woman (kijo) torn from mouth to ear
Yūrei from the Hyakkai Zukan, c. 1737. Yūrei are figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts.The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit".