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Published: 2018-05-26 09:20:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 4850; Favourites: 235; Downloads: 0
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Hashihime (橋姫): Hashihime (literally "Bridge Maiden") first appeared in Heian era's literature and the most known was from Murasaki Shikibu's the Tale of Genji. There has a tale about her origin; when Hashihime was still a human, she used to be a wife who was waiting for her husband every night at a bridge in Uji. One day, she saw her husband passed by with an unknown woman who seemed to be the new lover. The wife became jealous and furious and turned to be a demon. She haunted the bridge and practiced "Ushi Koku No Mairi" (丑の刻参り) which was one of the most dreadful spells to curse her husband and his new lover. According to other tales, sometime she appeared as a deity who took care of the old bridge. If someone praised other bridge when he/she was near Hashihime's bridge, she would become jealous and curse them. Because of the fear, people who live around Hashihime's bridge would pay respect when they went across it.(From WMA-024-橋姫)
Characters: Hashihime
Series: Water-well's Moonlight
Colors: Copic markers, light yellow chalk pastels
Date: 26-05-18
By Hallowie29
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Hallowie29 Here are some pics of the book, it Just Arrived !!!! If you want more pics of it, please tell me !
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Wow! Now I see... XD So you bought Tale of Genji. I also had the German version at home. But mine doesn't have any pic since it was a very old edition.
I'll take a photo for you on weekend! 
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THe book has 1400 pages and weights 2 Kilograms , I LOVE that !!!! It has pics only on the cover....the ROMANIAN version has pics INSIDE too and is printed on glossy paper....... I'll take pics later when possible !!!
I can't wait for your pics also !
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Numerous ways are the ways I love this...Each moment springing more and more excitement and rush !!!
PS: I'm about to buy the unabridged version of that book !
PPS: Will Show You Pics of It when It Arrives !!!!!
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Thank you very much!
PS. Please show the book when it arrives! XD I really want to see it.
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Her glare...! Although everything about this piece is so chillingly frightening, one can't look away once one sees her eyes ...!
I know I say things like this often regarding your peerless Yokai art series, but I think being killed by someone as beautiful as her wouldn't be a nasty experience...! If one could befriend her and join her under the bridge forever after, it may be even better! (Wouldn't you agree?)
Your Yokai are just as fearsome as their models would be, but at the same time, so beautiful and captivating ...!
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OMG!!! Thank you so much for such a compliment!!! I'm so glad to hear it from you (TvT)
Anyway, I agree that it isn't a bad idea to join such a beautiful being but as I heard from many folklore. Ayakashi or the beings from the another side resides in their own dimension which is different from the place to go when human dies. So if we die, it might turn to be that we go different place or the scarier possibility...be consumed by her or other yokai XD I think I'll live longer to tell more tales about them. Hehehe...
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I'm disappointed in myself because I always cannot express enough my utter admiration for your art, really...!
You're so knowledgeable about Yokai! I didn't know that they inhabit another dimension! And if then, I agree with you that I'd rather get away after observing their beautiful appearance hiding behind a rock or something, than be eaten alive!
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Actually, It's not just you XD Me too... I'm really bad at interaction with other people and also praise other (or give a decent comment). So please don't be disappointed in yourself, my friend.
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Thanks awfully for such kind words, my dear friend...!
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How scary! I've read up on that curse and I realized I've seen it in so much japan horror but never knew the name of the thing they were doing with the nails into the straw doll. Some like Fatal Frame 5 or Junji Ito's works to name a few. Water and long haired women with ungodly grudges are my worst supernatural fear. Even the grudge series thats a nightmare!
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The curse with using the straw doll and nails which appears often in anime, actually is this curse "Ushi Koki No Mairi" XD The same curse as what Hashihime does when she is jealous. I'll write the details how to practice this in the future work. Hehehe...
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die augen.. der gesichtsausdruck ist echt krass.. und scary aba waaaow
die story is auch wieder so evil..also nur semi aba schon evil..gibts auch happy folklore?? x'D
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Hahaha! Ja...Wieder evil XD Typische Japanische Folklore!
Wie gesagt hab', würde nächstes mal versuchen, eine mit besserem Ende zu finden.
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Beautiful!
By the way, we happen to draw Hashihime around the same time! Great coincidences, this folktale needs more love
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Thank you so much! (>v<)
I saw your Hashihime too. Very impressive artwork!
I totally agree. Japanese folklore needs more love and happiness. Actually, there has even scarier story such Kurozuka, Urikohime and Amanojaku, Yotsuya Kaidan, The legend of Taira no Masakado, etc... I think I will write one of them next month.
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I know Yotsuya no Kaidan and Taira no Masakado! Never heard of the others before tho. Japanese folklore attracts a lot of love, but only the mainstream ones. :")
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I see. Yotsuya Kaidan and the legend of Taira no Masakado are very famous. The another two are less well-known but I'll make them be known. XD Anyway, thank you very much.
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Will be looking for your work then. No problem!
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Beautiful!
I just LOVE that look on her eyes! Very alluring and so furious at the same time, like she really means trouble if one should dare praise anyone else's beauty. ;o;
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Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you like this one XD
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Hehehe! Indeed. XD Thanks!
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this looks amazing!! love the hair so much *O*
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Thank you very much!
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Absolutely gorgeous work once more love!! 
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Thank you very much
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You're very welcome!
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Oh, cool!
But she looks a beautiful proud woman... Aha, you mean that this type is most terrible!
BTW, I think I've once seen a woman whose eyes resemble to her ...
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Thank you very much!
Actually, she looks more like my female friend
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Oh! So it's you, not us, who have to take care of her jealousy, aren't you?! Though we'll come and go over your bridge... ALWAYS!
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You made this demon smokin hot! x'D
Also very scary tale, but presented in a beautiful way.
Great artwork, my friend! ^^
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Hehehe...Thank you very much!
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What a dangerous woman! I love how you drew her, especially her jealous eyes
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