Yamachichi monster attacking a sleeping man, Japanese woodblock print – Antique Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Yamachichi monster attacking a sleeping man, Japanese woodblock print. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Yamachichi monster attacking a sleeping man, Japanese woodblock print
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Here a yamachichi, a mountain creature from Japanese folklore, looms over a sleeping traveler, a scene that drew on the belief that such yokai lurked in remote hills and preyed on people resting in isolated places. Images of yokai like this one grew popular in the Edo period, when illustrated books and woodblock prints made supernatural creatures familiar to ordinary readers. Toriyama Sekien's encyclopedic yokai catalogs of the 1770s and 1780s were especially influential, and later artists kept the tradition alive, using bold outlines and dramatic tension to turn folk fears into vivid, memorable scenes.
| Original scan | 3,694 × 4,574 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08732_ |
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