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Amabie
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Amabie is a legendary Japanese mermaid or merman with a bird beak-like mouth and three legs or tail-fins, who allegedly emerges from the sea, prophesies either an abundant harvest or an epidemic, and
The amabie. Woodblock print, late Edo period, dated Kōka 3 (1846).
The amabie. Woodblock print, late Edo period, dated Kōka 3 (1846).
Amabiko seen in Higo, painting, property of Kōichi Yumoto [ja]
Amabiko seen in Higo, painting, property of Kōichi Yumoto [ja]
Yamawarawa (山童)
Yamawarawa (山童)
The STOP! Kansen Kakudai – COVID-19 is a poster by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The STOP! Kansen Kakudai – COVID-19 is a poster by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Fiji mermaid
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The Fiji mermaid was an object composed of the torso and head of a juvenile monkey sewn to the back half of a fish. It was a common feature of sideshows where it was presented as the mummified body of
Amabie
…Cradleboard, which some amabie resemble Fiji mermaid Jenny Haniver…
Another "mermaid", made of papier-mâché, from the same collection of Moses Kimball—Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Another "mermaid", made of papier-mâché, from the same collection of Moses Kimball—Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
The Banff Merman, similar to a Fiji mermaid, on display at the Indian Trading Post
The Banff Merman, similar to a Fiji mermaid, on display at the Indian Trading Post
A merman constructed out of wood carving, and parts of monkey and fish, Booth Museum, Brighton
A merman constructed out of wood carving, and parts of monkey and fish, Booth Museum, Brighton