" Zhouyi " uses "seven" as a mysterious number, which is unpredictable and combines with the way of heaven and earth to determine the growth and decline of yin and yang.
People have "seven emotions", the sky has "seven stars", music has "seven sounds", and the body has "seven orifices".
Half of July is the day of resurrection. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, this day was regarded as the "Hong Kong Ghost Festival", and the "Hungry Ghost Festival" was born.
Legend has it that on this day, the gate of ghosts opens, and lonely wild ghosts take advantage of the rising yin and the declining yang to wander around the world.
Therefore, in China during the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was a story about "Zhong Kui traveling at night to suppress the little devils", as shown in the picture of Zhong Kui traveling at night by Gong Kai, Yan Geng and others.
This custom traveled across the ocean and spread to Japan in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the early 13th century "The Story of Uji's Lost Relics", it evolved into "Hyakki Night Walk".
"Hundred Ghosts"
The hundreds of ghosts in the volume are mostly transformed by utensils.
It is said that old appliances that have been put aside for many years will become resentful and turn into monsters.
is like a crown worn on the head. If it is damaged, it will turn into a "long crown" →
(think about whether you have a hat that you haven't worn for a long time and it is still hanging in your closet)
is like the shoes on your feet. , will turn into - "Taji" →
(shoes that have been idle for a long time... my heart feels cold)
The monster turned into by Pipa - "Pipa Mu Mu" →
(even though the name is so cute, it is said that they are two names) "Xuanshang" and "Muma" were burned down - deep resentment!)
The monster transformed from the guqin - " qinguzhu" →
(It's over, my qin hasn't been touched in three years)
The old paper umbrella turned into a "bone umbrella" →
(I don't know if the heavenly umbrella will change)
The coir raincoat and straw sandals turned into "coir raincoat shoes" →
(Looks very weak)
These artifact ghosts are collectively called " "Fusangshen" has almost no magic power and is probably weaker than a human;
For example, the monster "Ming Cauldron" turned into an iron pot, I really can't think of any strength →
Some of them are speechless.
For example, it is said that the monk Mori Toshi once compared his magic power with Kukai - the same Kukai who wrote Wang Xizhi very similar;
Then, Mori Min was defeated and stopped reading scriptures.
Hearing this, you must be like me, thinking that Shou Min will harbor resentment and turn into a monster;
Haha, I didn’t expect that it was not Shou Min who turned into a monster;
It was actually his scripture that became— - "Jing Linlin" →
Also, this guy looks quite powerful, at least with bare hands, it is difficult to fight with him -
You may think this is a porcupine →
Porcupine and leopard. Source/Screenshot of documentary "Animal World"
or hedgehog →
Source / Internet
At least it is a sea urchin →
But it is actually a grater →
Yes, you heard it right, it is the one used in the kitchen to grate potatoes , and There is a very cool name - " Shanhao ".
However, other monsters are very dangerous and must be guarded against -
was betrayed by a scumbag and haunted the abandoned palace. The black-toothed succubus appeared in the posture of dressing up in the mirror - "The Green Girl's Room" →
(Yes, that is The cancer in Onmyoji)
A corpse demon formed from abandoned tombs - "Monster King of Dust Tombs" →
(Muscular Ghost)
A cat demon that can spit out flames - " Five Virtues Cat " →
(Doesn’t look too smart...)
and the prototype of the bell-ringing girl in Bloodborne - "Suzuhiko-hime" →
(It is very weak, but...)
makes "Hundred Demons Walk in the Night" The person who carried it forward was Tosa Mitsunobu (1434-1525) , a "Yamato-e" painter in the Kamakura period.
Yamato-e is different from "Tang-e" ( Tang Dynasty painting style) and "Han-e painting" (Song and Yuan ink painting style) . It is a local painting school rooted in Japan. (However, looking at the existing traces of Yamato paintings, it still originates from the ancient tradition of traditional Chinese painting from materials, techniques to aesthetics, but it has some unique Japanese features in terms of material selection and expression.)
As an orthodox Yamato Painter, Tosa Mitsunobu boldly absorbed the essence of "Tang-e" and "Han-e painting", especially the ink painting of the Song and Yuan Dynasties - using brushes and sfumato to revive the Yamato-e that had declined in the 15th century, and thus became the admiration of later generations. painter. And his most outstanding achievement is "Hundred Ghosts at Night".
"Hundred Ghosts at Night", from painting to Hundred Ghosts, originated from China, but gave birth to a completely different look.
The ancient Chinese did not like to draw ghosts, because we have always been more concerned about the present world - living in the present;
Even if Gong Kai draws ghosts and Pu Songling talks about ghosts, they use ghosts to metaphor things and use ghosts to satirize people.
Ghosts in China seem to have never been able to reach the realm of elegance, but in Japan, they have become an artistic subject full of mysterious charm.
