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A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai

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A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai

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"Ehon Mizu ya Sora" is a book made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai in 1780 CE, and which depicts Kabuki actors in Osaka, Kyoto, and Edo

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"Ehon Mizu ya Sora" is a book made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai in 1780 CE, and which depicts Kabuki actors in Osaka, Kyoto, and Edo

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Woodblock prints from the "Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons" by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE. The prints shown are titled: Actor with vulva-shaped mouth, Pillar of Flames, Fellatio by a vulva-faced demon and Dripping Mountain

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Woodblock prints from the "Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons" by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE. The prints shown are titled: Actor with vulva-shaped mouth, Pillar of Flames, Fellatio by a vulva-faced demon and Dripping Mountain

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Scenes of Hell from a copy of the Ojōyōshū, a 10th century text describing the Buddhist Hells and how to avoid ending up in them. Japan, Edo period, 1790

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Scenes of Hell from a copy of the Ojōyōshū, a 10th century text describing the Buddhist Hells and how to avoid ending up in them. Japan, Edo period, 1790

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A penis skeleton menaces a woman who has come onto a veranda at night. From "the Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons" by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE

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A penis skeleton menaces a woman who has come onto a veranda at night. From "the Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons" by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE

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Japanese woodblock print “Kidomaru seated cross-legged on the head of a giant python, learning magic from the tengu”, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1840 CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Japanese woodblock print “Kidomaru seated cross-legged on the head of a giant python, learning magic from the tengu”, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1840 CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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"Heron in the Rain", an Ukiyo-e made by the Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyōsai, c. 1870s CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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"Heron in the Rain", an Ukiyo-e made by the Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyōsai, c. 1870s CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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Thank-you note to the host of a tea ceremony from Furuta Oribe , a daimyō and tea master. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Loaned to the Japan Society. See translation in comments

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Thank-you note to the host of a tea ceremony from Furuta Oribe , a daimyō and tea master. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Loaned to the Japan Society. See translation in comments

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Some examples of the Jōmon pottery from Japan, made during the Middle Jōmon Period

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Some examples of the Jōmon pottery from Japan, made during the Middle Jōmon Period

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A painting by the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu, depicting two gibbons reaching for the moon. C. 1770 CE, now housed at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas

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A painting by the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu, depicting two gibbons reaching for the moon. C. 1770 CE, now housed at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas

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Two paintings depicting Hotei waking from a nap, and Hotei and a child, made by the Japanese monk Sengai Gibon . Hotei is one of the most popular figures in Zen and recognized as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha

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Two paintings depicting Hotei waking from a nap, and Hotei and a child, made by the Japanese monk Sengai Gibon . Hotei is one of the most popular figures in Zen and recognized as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha

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An early 19th century CE ivory netsuke depicting the Monkey King Sun Wukong, made by the Japanese artist Matsushita Otoman

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An early 19th century CE ivory netsuke depicting the Monkey King Sun Wukong, made by the Japanese artist Matsushita Otoman

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A painting by the Japanese artist Shibata Zeshin , depicting a singing frog. Lacquer on paper, Yamatane Museum of Art, Japan

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A painting by the Japanese artist Shibata Zeshin , depicting a singing frog. Lacquer on paper, Yamatane Museum of Art, Japan

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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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