Intro - Yoshitoshi's 36 Ghost Stories
Season 3, Episode 9, Nov 30, 2021, 11:21 PM
Art of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi - Thirty-six Ghosts, Japanese woodblock prints.
Grab a warm cup of tea and join us for some Japanese ghost stories and folklore in this introduction to Yoshitoshi's Thirty-six Ghosts (that he created as woodblock prints). The stories are read to you from the book "Japanese Legends and Folklore - Samurai Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends, Fairy Tales, Myths and Historical Accounts" by A.B. Mitford. We'll be exploring the ghostly woodblock prints in our next episode.
The image for this episode is from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ''The Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree'', October 1889. From the ''Thirty-six Ghosts'' series. 9.25" x 14.25". The print depicts the magical Kurozome, who has manifest as the spirit of the Komachi cherry tree.
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The image for this episode is from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ''The Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree'', October 1889. From the ''Thirty-six Ghosts'' series. 9.25" x 14.25". The print depicts the magical Kurozome, who has manifest as the spirit of the Komachi cherry tree.
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Social Media
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