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Ava๐น ๐ญ ๐
@hadi64.eth
You may know Hokusai for his famous painting, The Great Wave. But he is famous in Japan for his ``yuri-zo'' paintings of ghosts. Onry, the malevolent spirits popularized by the "Ring" series of films, were among the common themes of the genre. In this woodblock print, Hokusai portrays the spirit of a murdered kabuki actor named Kohada Kohiji. Kohiji, who was drowned in the swamp by his wife and lover, returned to the mortal world for revenge. Interestingly, the officials of the Edo period wanted to censor this work. This decision was not made because of the strangeness of the work; Rather, the authorities believed that Hokusai's painting contains an immoral message. Of course, not all works of the "Yuri-zo" style are annoying. Some of these paintings depict good spirits. Like the painting "Obome" which is related to dead mothers who miss their children. Although it cannot be denied that this work is also strange in its own way and it is not for everyone to draw it. /superrare
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Lili๐ฉ๐๐ญ
@leylimp090
What a terrible story I had not heard
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Masoud ๐ฉ๐ต๐น๐๐ญ
@masoudjalalat
Van Gogh particularly admired the Hokusai print
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Kawin๐ญ
@kawin2723
his explorations of the supernatural and the macabre in the yลซrei-e genre are also significant. 54 $DEGEN
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Artin๐ญ
@artinmohamadi
Hokusai's contributions to the genre of yลซrei-e (ghost prints) are indeed a fascinating aspect of his body of work. While he's best known internationally for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, his explorations of the supernatural and the macabre in the yลซrei-e genre are also significant.
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avin ๐ฉ ๐ต ๐ ๐น ๐ญ
@awin68.eth
The portrayal of such vengeful spirits and the implication of supernatural retribution were seen as potentially disturbing and subversive.
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pmlve1379 ๐น ๐ญ
@pmlve1379
The print you mentioned, depicting the spirit of Kohada Kohiji, is a poignant example of this genre
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hamide62๐ญ
@hamide
These woodblock prints often depict ghosts and spirits from Japanese folklore, reflecting Hokusaiโs fascination with the macabre and the mystical.
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Hataw๐ญ
@hataw
Intriguing how Hokusai's 'yuri-zo' works, steeped in supernatural themes and complex emotions, challenge both historical and artistic conventions. 54 $DEGEN FOR YOU
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