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LIFE imitates ART?!

One of these is my long-haired pandemic giant nerd head.

One of these is Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” (color woodblock, 19th Century Edo period). YOU CAN’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE CAN YOU?

WE ARE CURSED TO LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES.

Depiction of a Gagoze demon from the Bakemono-Zukushi, Edo Period

From Bakemono-Zukushi (“The Monster Scroll,”) Edo Period (17th to 19th centuries).

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Depiction of a Hajikkaki from the Bakemono-Zukushi, Edo Period

From Bakemono-Zukushi (“The Monster Scroll,”) Edo Period (17th to 19th centuries).

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Illustration of Odoroshi monster, Edo Period

From Bakemono-Zukushi (“The Monster Scroll,”) Edo Period (17th to 19th centuries).

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