Drypoint etching, 100×150, May 2020
Series: Japanese phantoms
The Jinja-hime, or ‘shrine princess’, is a yokai spirit similar to the Amabie. It has a beautiful woman’s face with two horns, and a dragon’s body with a pike-blade tail. It first appeared from the sea in Hizen Province (now Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures) on April 18, 1819. Like the Amabie, keeping a picture of the Jinja-hime in your home was thought to be effective against plagues.
Available as a postcard!
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Yokai postcard setOriginal price was: ¥1,200.¥1,000Current price is: ¥1,000. -
Jinja-hime¥150
