Japanese Mythology
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Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre
Woodblock print · Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Kuniyoshi's triptych (c. 1844) is one of the masterworks of ukiyo-e, the sorceress Takiyasha summoning a giant skeleton from a scroll of spells.Crosses Ukiyo-e × Japanese Mythology, bringing a non-Eur
Tristithea·6/27/2026
Amaterasu Emerges from the Cave
Woodblock print (Meiji period) · Shunsai Toshimasa (Japanese, late 19th century)
This Meiji-period woodblock print depicts one of the foundational scenes of Japanese mythology: Amaterasu-Omikami, the sun goddess, emerging from the cave (Ama-no-Iwato) where she had hidden herself a
Tristithea·5/28/2026
