"Zhou Yi" takes "seven" as the mysterious number, unpredictable, in line with the way of heaven and earth, and determines the growth of yin and yang.
People have "seven emotions", the heavens have "seven stars", music has "seven tones", and the body has "seven tricks".
July and a half is the day of rebirth, and the Eastern Han Dynasty used this day as the "Zhongyuan" and the birth of the "Zhongyuan Festival".
Legend has it that on this day, the ghost door was opened, and the lone ghost wild ghost took advantage of the yin and yang to wander the world.
Therefore, in China during the Tang and Song dynasties, there was already a story of "Zhong Kui traveling day and night to suppress the little devils", as shown in the night tour of Zhong Kui painted by Gong Kai, Yan Geng, and others.
This custom, during the Southern Song Dynasty, crossed the ocean and spread to the East. In the early 13th century, the "Uji Collection story" evolved into "Hundred Ghosts Nocturnal".
"100 Ghosts"
There are hundreds of ghosts in the volume, most of which are transformed by artifacts.
Legend has it that after years of obsolete utensils, because they have been shelved for a long time, they have a grudge and become a demon.
If the crown worn on the head is allowed to be damaged, it will turn into a "long crown" →
(Think about whether you have a hat that you haven't worn in a long time and still hangs in your closet)
For example, the shoes worn on the feet will turn into a → of "cheeks"
(Shoes that have been idle for a long time...) Cool in the heart)
The yokai that the pipa transformed into, the "pipa pastoral" →
(Don't look at the name so cute, it is said that the two famous pianos "Gengami" and "Wrangler" were burned down - the resentment is deep!) ）
The monster of the guqin, the "Qin Gu Lord", →
(Finished, my piano, haven't moved for three years)
The worn-out paper umbrella is transformed into a "bone umbrella" →
(I don't know if the paradise umbrella will change)
The coat and straw shoes are transformed into "straw shoes" →
(Looks weak)
These artifact ghosts, collectively known as the "God of Funeral", have almost no mana and are probably weaker than people;
For example, this iron pot turned into a monster "Ming Kettle", I really can't think of any strength →
Some of them are even more, leaving one speechless.
For example, it is said that the monk Shou Min once compared mana with Kukai — the same Kukai who wrote wang Xizhi very similarly;
Then, Shou Min was defeated and never read the scriptures again.
Hearing this, you must be like me, thinking that Shou Min is going to turn into a monster with a grudge;
Oh, I didn't expect it, it wasn't Shou Min who turned into a monster;
It turned out that his meow scripture became the → of "Jing Rin"
Also, this guy, who looks pretty good, at least with his bare hands, is hard to fight with—
You might think it's a porcupine →
Porcupine and leopard. Source/Screenshot from the documentary Animal World
Or a hedgehog →
Source/Network
At the very least, it is also → sea urchin
But it's actually a grater →
Yes, you heard it right, it's the one who shaved potatoes in the kitchen, and there's a very draggy name — "Yamazao."
However, other youkai are very dangerous and have to be prevented —
Betrayed by the scumbag, the black-toothed banshee who appeared in the abandoned palace and appeared in a mirror grooming posture, the "Green Girl's Room", →
(Yes, it's the tumor in that Yin-Yang Division))
The corpse demon formed by the collection of abandoned graves, the "Dust Tomb Monster King", →
(Muscle Ghost)
The cat demon who can spit out flames, the "Wude Cat", →
(Doesn't look very smart...) ）
and the prototype of the Bell Lady in the Bloodborne Curse, "Suzuhimehime", →
(Weak in itself, but... ）
The person who carried forward the "Hundred Ghosts Nocturnal Walk" was the Yamato-e painter of the Kamakura period, Tosa Mitsunobu (1434-1525).
Yamato-e, which differs from "Tang Painting" (Tang Dynasty painting style) and "Han painting" (Song and Yuan ink painting style), is a native painting school rooted in Japan. (However, looking at the existing Yamato paintings, it still derives from the ancient tradition of traditional Chinese painting from the material, technique, and aesthetics, but in terms of materials and expressions, it has some unique Japanese faces.) ）
As an orthodox Yamato painter, Tosa Mitsunobu boldly absorbed the essence of "Tang painting" and "Han painting", especially the essence of Song and Yuan ink paintings, using pens and smudges to revive the 15th century's decline in Yamato painting, thus becoming a painter admired by later generations. And his most remarkable achievement is the "Hundred Ghosts Nocturnal Scroll".
"Hundred Ghosts Nocturnal Map", from painting to hundred ghosts, originated from China, but gave birth to a completely different appearance.
The ancient Chinese did not love to paint ghosts, but we have always been more concerned about the present world - living in the present;
Even if Gong Kai paints ghosts and Pu Songling says ghosts, they also use ghosts as metaphors and use ghosts to satirize people.
Ghosts in China– it seems that it is never easy to climb the elegant hall, but in Japan, it has become a subject of art full of mysterious charm.