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First attempt at digital drawing, also available for tattoing. Baku (獏 or 貘) are Japanese supernatural beings that devour dreams and nightmares. According to legend, they were created by the spare pieces that were left over when the gods finished creating all other animals. They have a long history in Japanese folklore and art, and more recently have appeared in Japanese anime and manga. The Japanese term baku has two current meanings, referring to both the traditional dream-devouring creature and to the Malayan tapir. In recent years, there have been changes in how the #baku is depicted. #blackwork #bw #bwplague #blacktattoo #btattooing #blxckink #iblackwork #blackworkers #darkartists #blackworkerssubmission #blacktattooart #flashworkers #taot #flashaddicted #risetattoomagazine #prophetsandpoets #lovettt #frozenhilltattoo #tattooworkers #tattoistartmagazine #formink #tattoo #inkwars #yokai #spirit #folklore (presso Frozen Hill Tattoo Shop)

🐳🐋🐳 The Bake-kujira (化鯨, literally "ghost whale") is a mythical Japanese yōkai (ghost, phantom, or strange apparition) from western Japan. It is supposedly a large ghostly skeleton whale and is said to be accompanied by strange birds and fish. In one story a fisherman tries to catch it with his harpoon but the harpoon sailed right through it and the Bake-kujira floated away. In other stories people say that the Bake-kujira brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted. #yokai #ghost #skeleton #blackwork #bw #bwplague #blacktattoo #btattooing #blxckink #iblackwork #blackworkers #darkartists #blackworkerssubmission #blacktattooart #flashworkers #taot #flashaddicted #risetattoomagazine #prophetsandpoets #lovettt #frozenhilltattoo #tattooworkers #tattoistartmagazine #formink #tattoo #inkwars (presso Frozen Hill Tattoo Shop)

The Basan (波山), alternatively referred to as Basabasa (婆娑婆娑) or Inuhōō (犬鳳凰), is a fowl-like bird with origins stemming from Japanese mythology and folklore and illustrated in Tekehara Shunsen's Ehon Hyaku Monogatari and the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō. It is said to live in the mountains of Iyo Province (today Ehime Prefecture). According to the description on the illustration, it resembles a large chicken and breathes ghost-fire from its mouth. It is described as having a bright red cockscomb and spits an equally brilliant-hued fire. The fire is a cold fire, a glow, and it does not burn. #japan #japanesetattoo #blackwork #bw #bwplague #blacktattoo #btattooing #blxckink #iblackwork #blackworkers #darkartists #blackworkerssubmission #blacktattooart #flashworkers #taot #flashaddicted #risetattoomagazine #prophetsandpoets #lovettt #frozenhilltattoo #tattooworkers #tattoistartmagazine #formink #tattoo #inkwars #yokai #ghost #folklore #rooster (presso Frozen Hill Tattoo Shop)

A small #shadowhunters #rune on one of the nerdiest. ♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️ #blackwork #bw #bwplague #blacktattoo #btattooing #blxckink #iblackwork #blackworkers #darkartists #blackworkerssubmission #blacktattooart #flashworkers #taot #flashaddicted #risetattoomagazine #prophetsandpoets #lovettt #frozenhilltattoo #tattooworkers #tattoistartmagazine #formink #tattoo #inkwars @shadowhunterstv #girlswithtattoos (presso Frozen Hill Tattoo Shop)

Amefurikozō - In the "Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki," it wears a Japanese umbrella with its central pole missing, and it is depicted possessing a paper lantern. In the explanatory text, it says, "speaking of the rain god Ushi, there is the amefurikozō, who works as its jidō (雨のかみを雨師（ushi）といふ 雨ふり小僧といへるものは めしつかはるる侍童（jidō）にや?)," stating that they are the jidō (children employed by the nobility) of the Chinese god of rain "Ushi."[1] Since Ushi (雨師) is an honorary title of the nobility (大人, "ushi"), and since jidō (侍童) can be understood as jidō (児童) meaning "children," there is the interpretation that it is a yōkai depicted using a play on words "a child employed by an adult." In the kibyōshi of the Edo period, just like the popular kibyōshi character tōfu-kozō, they appear as yōkai that take on the role of servants. In the kibyōshi "Gozonji no Bakemono (御存之化物?)" by Jihinari Sakuragawa and illustrated by Utagawa Toyokuni published in Kansei 4 (1792), when a man walks on a rainy night, a one-eyed amefurikozō wearing a bamboo kasa would step up possessing something in both its hands. Since they appear on rainy nights, and since they possess something in both hands, there is the interpretation that they can be understood as tōfu-kozō who also appears on rainy nights possessing tōfu. #blackwork #bw #bwplague #blacktattoo #btattooing #blxckink #iblackwork #blackworkers #darkartists #blackworkerssubmission #blacktattooart #flashworkers #taot #flashaddicted #risetattoomagazine #prophetsandpoets #lovettt #frozenhilltattoo #tattooworkers #tattoistartmagazine #formink #tattoo #inkwars #folklore #japanesetattoo #ghost #yokai (presso Frozen Hill Tattoo Shop)

Azukiarai (小豆洗い, azuki bean washing), or Azukitogi (小豆とぎ, azuki bean grinding), is a ghostly phenomenon in Japanese folklore, in which a mysterious noise that sounds like azuki beans being washed or ground is heard. It usually occurs near a river or other body of water. Sometimes the creature or spirit responsible amuses itself by singing "azuki togou ka, hito totte kuou ka? shoki shoki." ("Will I grind my azuki beans, or will I get a person to eat? shoki shoki."), and anyone who approaches will inevitably fall into the water. #japanesetattoo #japanese #folklore #blackwork #bw #bwplague #blacktattoo #btattooing #blxckink #iblackwork #blackworkers #darkartists #blackworkerssubmission #blacktattooart #flashworkers #taot #flashaddicted #risetattoomagazine #prophetsandpoets #lovettt #frozenhilltattoo #tattooworkers #tattoistartmagazine #formink #tattoo #demon #oni #yokai (presso Frozen Hill Tattoo Shop)

Another sketch available. :) 👻👘🌸 #japanesetattoo #yokai Ao nyōbō 青女房 あおにょうぼう TRANSLATION: blue lady ALTERNATE NAMES: ao onna (blue woman) HABITAT: abandoned villas, mansions, and ruins DIET: spoiled and rotten leftover food; otherwise humans Nyōbō were the court ladies of old Japan – the paragons of youth, beauty, education, and refinement. They served in the palaces of high ranking families until they themselves were married off to a worthy suitor. After being married off, they spent their days in their own private residences, patiently waiting for their husbands to come home each night, or for secret lovers to show up during the day. Ao, the color blue, refers not to the aonyōbō’s skin color, but actually implies immaturity or inexperience (just as green implies the same in English). Ao nyōbō’s name refers to low-ranking women of the old imperial court who, no matter how hard they worked, couldn’t seem to catch a husband or elevate themselves to escape from poverty (the “ugly stepsisters” of ancient Japan). Originally used an insulting term for unsuccessful court ladies, it is a fitting term for this particular yokai. #blackwork #bw #bwplague #blacktattoo #btattooing #blxckink #iblackwork #blackworkers #darkartists #blackworkerssubmission #blacktattooart #flashworkers #taot #flashaddicted #risetattoomagazine #prophetsandpoets #lovettt #frozenhilltattoo #tattooworkers #tattoistartmagazine #formink #tattoo #inkwars #ghost (presso Frozen Hill Tattoo Shop)

Ciao @sebastiano_c_ :) #artichoke #vegetables #blackwork #bw #bwplague #blacktattoo #btattooing #blxckink #iblackwork #blackworkers #darkartists #blackworkerssubmission #blacktattooart #flashworkers #taot #flashaddicted #risetattoomagazine #prophetsandpoets #lovettt #frozenhilltattoo #tattooworkers #tattoistartmagazine #formink #tattoo #inkwars #newtraditional #neotradsub #neotrad #neotradeu (presso Frozen Hill Tattoo Shop)