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Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Kintaro Riding the Carp, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Riding the Carp, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kintaro Riding the Carp, 1882. Series: Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Heroes of the Novel Suikoden, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Heroes of the Novel Suikoden, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Heroes of the Novel Suikoden, 1868

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, 1883

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Seigen and Sakurahime; Angel with Two Children, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Seigen and Sakurahime; Angel with Two Children, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Seigen and Sakurahime; Angel with Two Children, 1868. Series: Valor in China and Japan

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Shiei Riding a Carp over the Sea, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shiei Riding a Carp over the Sea, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shiei Riding a Carp over the Sea, 1882. Series: Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873

Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873. TobosakuDongfang Shuo), Miura Yoshiaki and Urashima Taro, all three lived long

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Series: New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Dhola and Maru on a Camel, c1830. Creator: Unknown

Dhola and Maru on a Camel, c1830. Creator: Unknown
Dhola and Maru on a Camel, c1830

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Kameyama: Woman Dreaming of Omatsu, Gennojô, and Sodesuke, Mid-1840s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Kameyama: Woman Dreaming of Omatsu, Gennojô, and Sodesuke, Mid-1840s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Kameyama: Woman Dreaming of Omatsu, Gennojo, and Sodesuke, Mid-1840s. From Fifty-three pairings along the Tokaido Road. Series:

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime, 1889. From New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Jiraiya Riding a Frog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Jiraiya Riding a Frog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Jiraiya Riding a Frog, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Minamoto no raiko joraku sagami no kuni ashigarayama kaido o etamau Yamauba at... c.late 1830s

Minamoto no raiko joraku sagami no kuni ashigarayama kaido o etamau Yamauba at... c.late 1830s
Minamoto no raiko joraku sagami no kuni ashigarayama kaido o etamau Yamauba at Mount Ashigara, c.late 1830s

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: AI Image - Illustration of Cinderella, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI Image - Illustration of Cinderella, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI Image - Illustration of Cinderella, 2023. In the folk tale of "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper"

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The Greedy Old Woman Leaving the Three Sparrows, c1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Greedy Old Woman Leaving the Three Sparrows, c1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Greedy Old Woman Leaving the Three Sparrows, c1886. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: A Swedish Fairy Tale, 1897. Creator: Carl Larsson

A Swedish Fairy Tale, 1897. Creator: Carl Larsson
A Swedish Fairy Tale, 1897

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Sohni Swims to Meet Her Lover Mahinwal, between c1750 and c1775. Creator: Unknown

Sohni Swims to Meet Her Lover Mahinwal, between c1750 and c1775. Creator: Unknown
Sohni Swims to Meet Her Lover Mahinwal, between c1750 and c1775

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650. Creator: Unknown

The Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650. Creator: Unknown
The Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Caracceole, Princess, and Mlle. Artska, 1924 May 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Caracceole, Princess, and Mlle. Artska, 1924 May 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Caracceole, Princess, and Mlle. Artska, 1924 May 9

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Water: Zhang Shun (Mizu, Chojun), from the series 'The Five Elements of The...', early 1830s

Water: Zhang Shun (Mizu, Chojun), from the series "The Five Elements of The...", early 1830s
Water: Zhang Shun (Mizu, Chojun), from the series "The Five Elements of The Water Margin (Suiko gogyo)", early 1830s

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Wood: Lu Zhishen (Moku, Rochishin), from the series 'The Five Elements of The...', early 1830s

Wood: Lu Zhishen (Moku, Rochishin), from the series "The Five Elements of The...", early 1830s
Wood: Lu Zhishen (Moku, Rochishin), from the series "The Five Elements of The Water Margin (Suiko gogyo)", early 1830s

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Earth: Lin Chong (Do, Rinchu), from the series 'The Five Elements of The Water...early 1830s

Earth: Lin Chong (Do, Rinchu), from the series "The Five Elements of The Water...early 1830s
Earth: Lin Chong (Do, Rinchu), from the series "The Five Elements of The Water Margin (Suiko gogyo)", early 1830s

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: When the young man have fallen at his feet, the Sultan held him by the hand, c1930

When the young man have fallen at his feet, the Sultan held him by the hand, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The Ancient Incident of Umewaka and the Child Seller beside the Sumida River, 1883

The Ancient Incident of Umewaka and the Child Seller beside the Sumida River, 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Ancient Incident of Umewaka and the Child Seller beside the Sumida River, 1883. Series: Famous Places in the East

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Taira no Koremochi Slashing at a Demon, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Taira no Koremochi Slashing at a Demon, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Taira no Koremochi Slashing at a Demon, 1879. Series: A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Tawaraya Toda and a Dragon; Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Tawaraya Toda and a Dragon; Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tawaraya Toda and a Dragon; Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain, 1868. Series: Valor in China and Japan

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Nikki Danjo Naonori Changing into a Rat, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Nikki Danjo Naonori Changing into a Rat, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nikki Danjo Naonori Changing into a Rat, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Shimobe Fudesuke and the Ghost of the Woman in the Waterfall, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shimobe Fudesuke and the Ghost of the Woman in the Waterfall, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shimobe Fudesuke and the Ghost of the Woman in the Waterfall, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li (Cho Ko, Cho Rei), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of... c. 1848 / 50

Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li (Cho Ko, Cho Rei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of... c. 1848 / 50
Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li (Cho Ko, Cho Rei), from the series " Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as... 1862

Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as... 1862. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as Yamauba, from the series " Contemporary Versions of Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tosei mitate sanjurokkasen)"

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in a... September 1887

Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in a... September 1887
Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki), September 1887

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Lu Zhishen in a Drunken Rage Attacking the Guardian Figure at the Temple on Moun... September 1887

Lu Zhishen in a Drunken Rage Attacking the Guardian Figure at the Temple on Moun... September 1887
Lu Zhishen in a Drunken Rage Attacking the Guardian Figure at the Temple on Mount Godai (Rochishin ransui Godaisan Kongojin o uchikowasu no zu), September 1887

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Ali Baba in the Wood, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Ali Baba in the Wood, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Ali Baba in the Wood, 1897. Illustration for a proposed edition of The Forty Thieves. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Ali Baba, Cover Design for a proposed edition of The Forty Thieves, 1897

Ali Baba, Cover Design for a proposed edition of The Forty Thieves, 1897. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Little Red Riding Hood drops the butter and cake, 1842. Creator: Unknown

Little Red Riding Hood drops the butter and cake, 1842. Creator: Unknown
Little Red Riding Hood drops the butter and cake, 1842. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Little Red Riding Hoods mother gives her a pot of butter and a cake for her grandmother

Little Red Riding Hoods mother gives her a pot of butter and a cake for her grandmother, 1842. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Little Red Riding Hood, 1842. Creator: Unknown

Little Red Riding Hood, 1842. Creator: Unknown
Little Red Riding Hood, 1842. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, 1842. Creator: Unknown

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, 1842. Creator: Unknown
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, 1842. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf disguised as her grandmother, 1842. Creator: Unknown

Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf disguised as her grandmother, 1842. Creator: Unknown
Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf disguised as her grandmother, 1842. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1881, (c1930). Creator: James Elder Christie

The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1881, (c1930). Creator: James Elder Christie
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1881, (c1930). Illustration to a folk tale: a rat-catcher, dressed in multicoloured ( pied ) clothing

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. Creator: Unknown

William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. Creator: Unknown
William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. 14th century Swiss folk hero of who, according to legend, was an expert marksman who assassinated Albrecht Gessler

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: House of Gessler, 1890. Creator: Unknown

House of Gessler, 1890. Creator: Unknown
House of Gessler, 1890. House of Albrecht Gessler, a legendary 14th-century Habsburg bailiff at Altdorf, whose brutal rule led to the William Tell rebellion

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The Dervise Plucks the Hairs from the Cats Tail, 1906. Creator: Dalziel Brothers

The Dervise Plucks the Hairs from the Cats Tail, 1906. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
The Dervise Plucks the Hairs from the Cats Tail, 1906. From " Chats on Old Prints", by Arthur Hayden. [T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1906]

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: The animal took me up with his trunk, and placed me on his shoulders, c1930. Creator: Frank C

The animal took me up with his trunk, and placed me on his shoulders, c1930. Creator: Frank C
The animal took me up with his trunk, and placed me on his shoulders, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: A breaker happily threw me on an island, c1930. Creator: Unknown

A breaker happily threw me on an island, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A breaker happily threw me on an island, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Background imageFolk Tale Collection: Sindbad the Sailor, c1930. Creator: Unknown

Sindbad the Sailor, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Sindbad the Sailor, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]



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