{"product_id":"marina-shirakawa-jakotsu-baba-蛇骨婆-onna-yokai-mixed-media-color-painting-1986","title":"Marina Shirakawa | Jakotsu-baba | 蛇骨婆 | Onna Yokai | Mixed Media color painting | 1986","description":"\u003ch2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJakotsu-babaa (蛇骨婆) | The Snake-Bone Hag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Colour Illustration by Marina Shirakawa (1940–2000)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSize : 26 x 36,5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMixed Media \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eVery Good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJakotsu-baba, the Snake-Bone Hag, is a female yōkai associated with serpents and supernatural powers. She appears in Toriyama Sekien's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKonjaku Hyakki Shūi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1781), where she is depicted as an elderly woman entwined with snakes. Her mysterious origins are linked to ancient Chinese legends of people who carried a blue serpent in one hand and a red serpent in the other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this striking original illustration, Marina Shirakawa offers a particularly grotesque interpretation of the legendary serpent woman. Instead of the traditional elderly figure, he presents a terrifying, almost Medusa-like creature, her discoloured body surrounded by writhing snakes that appear to emerge from her hair and flesh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a disturbing combination of Japanese yōkai folklore and visceral body horror, transforming a centuries-old supernatural figure into something unmistakably Shirakawa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePlease read Marina's bio for more information\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marina Shirakawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54586966344008,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/6974\/7272\/files\/Senno_Lewd_eca73ce8-b092-4475-b4f3-211864350182.jpg?v=1794386129","url":"https:\/\/sultansofmanga.com\/products\/marina-shirakawa-jakotsu-baba-%e8%9b%87%e9%aa%a8%e5%a9%86-onna-yokai-mixed-media-color-painting-1986","provider":"Sultans of Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}