Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1793)
Abalone fishergirl and an Octopus c.1773
#japanese #woodblock

‘Harvester of Eyes’ 🦇🕸️
Jorogumo じょろうぐも pt2 (yokai study)

[done on graphite and micron]

#Irezumi #Japan #blackwork #graphite #art #yokaiart

Utagawa Kuniyoshi's sea monsters and a giant toad

Modern Lady Gambler 1972 昭和おんな博徒
Directed by Tai Katō
Kyōko Enami
#filmsky #moviesky #japan #cinema #japanese #yakuza #movies #taikato #加藤泰 #KyokoEnami #江波杏子

Bunta Sugawara
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Smiles of a devil
‘Hannya’ はんにゃ

[graphite/micron]

#Irezumi #Japan #blackwork #graphite

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Takagi Toranosuke capturing a kappa under the water in the Tamura River in the province of Sagami
(A kappa is a water yokai that ranges from badly behaved (looking up womens kimonos) to very badly behaved; rape, drowning people, kidnapping children
#japanese #woodblock

A study

lil gothic embossed lettering practice

[done with graphite]

#graphite #letterwork #blackwork

Acrylic paint on canvas.

#art #painting #acrylic

Jorogumo じょろうぐも
🕷️

[done with graphite and micron]
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