Etegami (e= "picture"; tegami= "letter/message") are simple drawings accompanied by a few apt words. They are usually done on postcards so that they can be easily mailed off to one's friends. Though etegami has few hard-and-fast rules, traditional tools and materials include writing brushes, sumi ink, blocks of water-soluble, mineral-based pigments called gansai, and washi postcards that have varying degrees of "bleed." They often depict some ordinary item from everyday life, especially items that bring a particular season to mind.
aaaah, stay away from the well!
ReplyDeleteBad dreams? or another proverb?
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I wanted to tackle this week's IF topic "spooky" from a Japanese perspective. Old, abandoned wells feature a lot in Japanese horror stories.
ReplyDeleteCreepy-- like a scene from Ringu.
ReplyDeleteWhew! Scary stuff! Great, spooky hands...Suddenly, I'm not so thirsty! Hee hee! :o)
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