#umibozu — Public Fediverse posts

by Shigeru Mizuki

This one is pretty spooky. Calm seas don't make good sailors. haha. I am not interested enough right now to learn about it but apparently this is one of these:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umib%C5%8Dzu

Cool. Things rising from the depths of the ocean, things below the surface, all of that can make my skin crawl.

I want to find more of this artist's work, I really like what I've seen.

#art #manga #spooky #freakOut #swim #illustration #umibozu #halloween

#Umi the #Cthulhu!

@NaraMoore

#BlueCthulhu #CthulhuPlush
#Umibōzu #Lovecraftian #SpookyPlush

#Umi the #Cthulhu at the beach! BEWARE!

@plush_bot

#BlueCthulhu #CthulhuPlush #Umibōzu #Lovecraftian #SpookyPlush #Ocean

So, this image isn't perfect, but I had a lot of fun making it. I might redo-it and fix up some of the bad cut lines, but still. The gold ship is actually my grandmother's bookend that I repainted gold (I have a pair of them).
#BlueCthulhu #CthulhuPlush #JapaneseArt #Mashup #Umibōzu #Lovecraftian

Blue Cthulhu may not have a smooth brow, but they have the piercing eyes and deep blue sea color worthy of the #Umibozu!

Blue #CthulhuPlush is definitely a #umibozu! Beware, all ye ships! The Sea Priest is out for you!
#Cthulhu #Lovecraftian

New friend arrived today. A blue #Cthulhu! A limited edition blue Cthulhu! I already have a name picked out -- #Umibōzu! Named after a Cthulhu-like Japanese sea #Yokai whose name means, "Sea Priest", described as "black" in color, but often painted as dark blue!

#CthulhuPlush #BlueCthulhu

This ukiyo-e woodblock print, by the late Edo period artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), illustrates a story involving the “Sea Monk” or Umibōzu, a spirit in Japanese folklore. The ocean dwelling spirit — so called because of his smooth monk-like round head — is said to capsize the ship of anyone who dares speak to it. The specific tale illustrated in Kuniyoshi’s woodblock tells of a sailor Kawanaya Tokuzo who, despite it being considered unlucky in the world of seafaring, decides to go to sea on the last day of the year. A terrible storm breaks out, and the giant figure of the Umibōzu appears. Against the roar of the waves the apparition asks, “Name the most horrible thing you know!” Tokuzo yells in reply, “My profession is the most horrible thing I know!” The answer apparently satisfies the monster as he then disappears along with the storm.

#Edoperiod #Woodblock #Japan #Umibōzu