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Usagi Yojimbo appears in feudal Japanese art! (well, kinda)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:46 -0700
by Angelcake the Fox
......Well, OK.....not really. But still, the resemblance is unnerving isn't it?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... y_art2.jpg
I found this on Wikipedia. Its actually an example of traditional
kemono art. Not sure if this has been on here before, but I still think its pretty cool.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 13:20 -0700
by estee
That is cool.
Still, I can't picture a sword wielding rabbit without his ears tied together.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 16:36 -0700
by Todd Shogun
Very awesome find. I wonder if Stan has seen this... I like how the other animal characters are all attacking him, just like in the UY comics...
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 17:33 -0700
by Angelcake the Fox
Todd Shogun wrote:Very awesome find. I wonder if Stan has seen this... I like how the other animal characters are all attacking him, just like in the UY comics...
Actually, I'm not exactly sure if they're attacking him. It looks to me that the rabbit character has injured the......possom?Hedgehog?.....and the other animals are rushing to his aid.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 20:46 -0700
by Stan Sakai
How neat. I've never seen this particular painting. I do know that some of the earliest scrolls are stories involving anthropomorphic animals.
I've never used samurai horses or roosters, though.
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:31 -0700
by hakucho
Wow, that is pretty awesome
What kind of animal was that which fell? A weasel?
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 14:26 -0700
by Usagi
Wow! Outstanding and how pretty!- very very nice! I've not seen art like that done in Japanese foarm before- Cool!
