Monoprint with digital collage in the theme of "Okikusan" (the ghost from Japan).
At the Himeji Castle, the appearance of the spirit beside the well counting the plate slowly over and over. The moment that she count the ninth plate. She starts to cry and scream. The tales told that she is the servant of the samurai named Aoyama Tetsun. He felled in love with her, so he plan to trick her with gorgeous expensive set of plates from Dutch. He assigned her to take care of those plates then hid one from the set. When Okiku cannot find it. She afraid of the punishment, so Tetsun offer the forgiveness if she become his mistress, but She turned down the offer, trying to save her honors and jump into the well and finally end her life.
Process of Digital Collage & Other Variations
Using different Monoprint Techniques to generate the look and feel of the items texture like floor, the trunk of bamboo tree, hair style of Japanese woman, the clothes on Kimono, and the gloomy sky.
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