Monday, February 20, 2012

From The Edo Period: Rare Scroll Imagery





He-Gassen Scroll


 The Edo period took place in Japan around the 18th - 19th centuries. At some point during this era, a Japanese scroll artist painted a rare, but not one of a kind [Link] scroll known as a He-Gassen (Fart Wars). Above is an image of an amused-looking fart-warrior blasting a worried-looking cat into low earth orbit. The black rectangle is there to cover the genitals and make this safe-for-work. 


From the same scroll, on the left is another He-Gassen image, this one of two female warriors levitating a target.

No, it's not April Fool's Day, and these scrolls exist. Pffft!


Source: [Link]

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