Marina Shirakawa | Ubume (産女) | Onna Yokai | Mixed Media color painting | 1986 erotic ink & color pencils on

ink & color pencils on paper

1962) is one of Osamu Kishimoto’s most notable adventure series

including Kako-kai

emphasizing character development and emotional clarity

Marina Shirakawa | Ubume (産女) | Onna Yokai | Mixed Media color painting | 1986 erotic ink & color pencils onSize : 26 x 36,5 cm Mixed Media Good condition Ubume () This artwork illustrates the chilling tale of the Ubume, the ghost or ykai of a woman who died in childbirth or while pregnant. The dishevelled, ghostly women peering over the folding screen (bybu) represent the spirits of the deceased mothers watching from the afterlife or the spiritual realm. In traditional Japanese folklore, if a pregnant woman passed away, a grim posthumous Caesarean section