NUE

Nue

鵺

A nue  is a legendary creature found in Japanese folklore.

 It is described as having the head of a monkey, the body of a raccoon dog,

the legs of a tiger, and a snake as a tail.

According to the legend, a nue can metamorphose into a black cloud and fly. Due to its appearance, it is sometimes referred to as a Japanese chimera.

Nue are supposed to be bringers of misfortune and illness.

[Winter Festival] Nuebarai

Izu Shizuoka Japan

http://www.izunotabi.com/index.html

The nue, a monster with the head of a monkey, the body of a tiger, 

and a snake's tail, is said to have been slain by Minamoto-no Yorimasa. 

Every year on January 28, this scene is reenacted 

in a prayer for the health and safety of the people. 

Gomineko press

Japanese Mythical Creatures

Gomineko Press is stoked to finally debut Japanese Mythical Creatures. 

Illustrations of Kappa, Kirin, Baku, Nue, Kitsune and Tsuchigumo 

from over 120 different artists world wide!! 

Pages: 228 

Size: 8” x 11.5” 

Published: 2012

Price: $48

Binding:Softcover 

http://www.gominekobooks.com/books.html

ONEQ

ONEQ

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KANAME OZUMA

For sale　from EDOFUKU(Japanese tattoo goods)

 This is on sale for a limited time Nov to 30th Dec. 2016

 $4000 ：ORIGINAL OZUMA KANAME "KIKUSUI" painting in one of the wooden frames he had specially made for his artwork. 

 $200 for shipping 

 total $4200

 The frame size is 71.5cm x 59cm/ painting size 51.5cm x 39.5cm. 

 There are a few minor nicks to frame I can send pics of. 

 This is a piece of history.

 If you want buy it. Let me know your Email address.

 I will send you Paypal check.

KANAME OZUMA

1939-2011

TENGU

Tengu  are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore, art, theater, and literature. They are one of the best known yōkai (monster-spirits) and are sometimes worshipped as Shinto kami (revered spirits or gods). Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinese demon (Tiangou), the tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. The earliest tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is practically the tengu's defining characteristic in the popular imagination.

Buddhism long held that the tengu were disruptive demons and harbingers of war. Their image gradually softened, however, into one of protective, if still dangerous, spirits of the mountains and forests. Tengu are associated with the ascetic practice known as Shugendō, and they are usually depicted in the distinctive garb of its followers, the yamabushi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu