Day 17: Poisoned
Oh boy, I can't believe I'm halfway through the challenge! Todays piece is based on Oiwa from the kabuki play Yotsuya Kaidan, when she discovers how she has been poisoned.
#crisisgoretober2025 #goretober #artchallenge #horror #ghost #ghoststories #YotsuyaKaidan #Oiwa
An old bunraku puppet head of Oiwa from the Japanese kabuki play Yotsuya Kaidan.
An old bunraku puppet head of Oiwa from Yotsuya Kaidan.
#bunraku #Oiwa #YotsuyaKaidan #文楽 #四谷怪談 #東海道四谷怪談 #お岩 #おいわ
Baseado no famoso conto japonês 'Yotsuya Kaidan', o filme acompanha um cavaleiro que se casa com seu devoto amor após assassinar seu pai — apenas para traí-la por uma noiva mais rica.💥🎬
#thefaceofhorror #jonahhauerking #kristinefroseth #annabiller #yotsuyakaidan
Oooh *rubs hands*. Potentially VERY interesting!
#TheFaceOfHorror Is based on the 1825 Japanese story #YotsuyaKaidan / 四谷怪談. Let's see how that'll translate into a - presumably - 14th century European setting and what the look will be...
From the famous 'Yotsuya Kaidan', the ghost of Oiwa materializes: surrounded by unearthly flames, her long black hair flowing loose behind her, her lower half swirling away into mist.
Title: Onoe Matsusuke as the Ghost of the Murdered Wife Oiwa, in 'A Tale of Horror from the Yotsuya Station on the Tokaido Road' (1812)
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I
www.japan.travel/en/blog/haun... #Ukiyoe #Art #EdoPeriod #Ghost #GhostStories #YotsuyaKaidan #SpookySeason #Halloween #Tokyo #Japan
