𝐙𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢
Among the #FourCelestialMasters of #Daoism , Zhang Tianshi(Zhang Daoling) is revered as the founder of Taoism. During the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he established the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice, and was later venerated as the founder of Daoism.
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Hasui Kawase (川瀬巴水, 1883 – 1957)

Early Summer Rain at the Sannô Shrine (Samidare furu Sannô), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai)

旅みやげ第二集　五月雨ふる山王

1919
#川瀬巴水 #shinhanga #JapaneseArt

'Battle at Fujikawa' - Watanabe Nobukazu, ca. late 1800s. Full triptych print in next tweet.
#Ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
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Stars over Biwa Lake, by Shoda Koho, 1930

#shinhanga

'Abe no Yasuchika Exorcizing the Fox-woman Tamamo no mae' - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1834-35.
#Ukiyoe #JapaneseArt #yokai

'Mother and Daughter back from a Festival' - Mizuno Toshikata, 1898.
#JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #ArtWednesday

More info and images of Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the West here:
curiousordinary.com/2021/05/xiwang…
#LegendaryWednesday

One of my favourite goddesses is Xiwangmu (Queen Mother of the West). She is associated with tigers & is said to have a tiger's tail & teeth. She also has an amazing collection of magical animal companions & tends the peaches of immortality. More info below👇
#LegendaryWednesday

'Young Mother Nursing Her Baby' - Kitagawa Utamaro.
#LegendaryWednesday #ukiyoe

横山 大観　よこやま たいかん　Yokoyama Taikan　1868–1958

「瀟湘八景」《山市晴嵐　さんしせいらん》

1912（大正元）年・20世紀
絹に彩色・掛軸
東京国立博物館

The Portrait of Medicine Goddess 🪷

#art #paintings

🎨藥神像, by anonymous Chinese artist, Ming Dynasty(1368-1644）

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura.
#DailyInari #kitsune

Some great folklore in this thread, thanks so much XingWu🐉ChineseFolklore.

'Mother at 12 Noon' from the series 'Scenes of the Twenty-four Hours' - Toyohara Kunichika, 1890.
#LegendaryWednesday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

Cherry Apple and Peacocks on Rock, by Gantai, 19th century

#kishischool

藪 長水　やぶ ちょうすい　Yabu Chōsui　1814-1867

《兎　うさぎ》
Portrait of a Rabbit

1867年・江戸時代
多色刷り木版
アメリカ・シカゴ美術館

In #JapaneseFolklore there are many tales about nushi or the guardian spirits of bodies of water. More info in the thread below.
#FairyTaleTuesday #yokai

#FairyTaleTuesday #yokai

Another mermaid #yokai for #FairyTaleTuesday .

Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto.
#DailyInari #torii