{"product_id":"marina-shirakawa-ubume-onna-yokai-mixed-media-color-painting-1986","title":"Marina Shirakawa | Ubume (産女) | Onna Yokai | Mixed Media color painting | 1986","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize : 26 x 36,5 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMixed Media \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eUbume (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003e産女\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThis artwork illustrates the chilling tale of the Ubume, the ghost or yōkai of a woman who died in childbirth or while pregnant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe dishevelled, ghostly women peering over the folding screen (\u003ci\u003ebyōbu\u003c\/i\u003e) represent the spirits of the deceased mothers watching from the afterlife or the spiritual realm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eIn traditional Japanese folklore, if a pregnant woman passed away, a grim posthumous Caesarean section or symbolic ritual was sometimes performed to remove the child. This was rooted in the Buddhist belief that a mother buried with an unborn child would be trapped in the \u003ci\u003eChi-no-Ike\u003c\/i\u003e (Blood Pool Hell).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe wooden tub filled with red liquid directly references this \"Blood Pool Hell,\" symbolizing the spiritual pollution and suffering associated with dying during childbirth in ancient times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease read Marina's bio for more information \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marina Shirakawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53277668376904,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/6974\/7272\/files\/Marina_thumb_2.png?v=1781283669","url":"https:\/\/sultansofmanga.com\/products\/marina-shirakawa-ubume-onna-yokai-mixed-media-color-painting-1986","provider":"Sultans of Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}