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Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyudo, Japanese Demons

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyudo, demons from Japanese folklore, frightening noodle shop customers to illustrate the proverb that "resistance is futile." Rokurokubi is a tale from Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan. It features a monster by the same name (in reality it features a nukekubi, not a rokurokubi). Mikoshi-nyudo is a type of bald-headed yokai "goblin" with an ever-extending neck who will frighten people who look over the top of things such as byobu folding screens. Woodcut by Kyosai Kawanabe, 1860s.
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Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyudo, Japanese Demons
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Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyudo, demons from Japanese folklore, frightening noodle shop customers to illustrate the proverb that "resistance is futile." Rokurokubi is a tale from Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan. It features a monster by the same name (in reality it features a nukekubi, not a rokurokubi). Mikoshi-nyudo is a type of bald-headed yokai "goblin" with an ever-extending neck who will frighten people who look over the top of things such as byobu folding screens. Woodcut by Kyosai Kawanabe, 1860s.
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2954 x 4500 px | 38.0 MB
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25.0 x 38.1 cm | 9.8 x 15.0 in (300 dpi)
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