A paper lantern with a distorted ghostly face on one side.
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/110/451/578/968/908/143/original/050b3e9556b1ddc2.jpg
'The Ghost of Oiwa' is one of Japan's most famous ghost stories. It tells the sad tale of a woman who was betrayed by her husband and returned as a haunting spirit determined to get her revenge. The tale is also known as 'The Lantern ghost.' You can read more here:
https://www.curiousordinary.com/2021/07/ghost-oiwa.html?m=1
#MythologyMonday #folklore #ghosts
🎨'The Lantern Ghost' - Katsushika Hokusai, 1832.
GNU social JP is a social network, courtesy of GNU social JP管理人. It runs on GNU social, version 2.0.2-dev, available under the GNU Affero General Public License.
All GNU social JP content and data are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.