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March 31, 2016
Umi Bozu
This woodblock print illustrates the story of the sailor Kawanaya Tokuzo, who decides to go to sea on the last day of the year, which other sailors consider unlucky. A violent storm breaks out, and the Umi Bozu appears. In a ghastly voice the apparition demands, "Name the most horrible thing you know!" Tokuzo yells back, "My profession is the most horrible thing I know!" The monster is apparently satisfied with this answer and disappears along with the storm. Tokaido gojusan tsui ｷ The Walters Art Museum ｷ Works of Art
Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 31, 2016 2:16 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.