Title

'Yuki-Onna, the Lady of the Snow', 1912. Creator: Evelyn Paul.

Caption

'Yuki-Onna, the Lady of the Snow', 1912. The yokai or demon Yuki-onna, is a beautiful woman with long black hair who visits people during winter blizzards. Her tales are stories of sorrow. From "Myths & Legends of Japan", by F. Harland Davis. [George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1912]

Date

1912

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM20A33_068

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,1Mb (4,0Mb) / 12,7in x 18,6in / 3816 x 5592 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather season Frederick Hadland Yuki-onna female women woman people male man men Asian Asia ORIENTAL arts night country desire book guy snowing sleep sleeping continent clothes color Japan Japanese death dress hair kimono location century long hair asleep clothing literature concept legend myth blizzard demon time of day sorrow long haired wintry Colour legendary 1910s 20th century The Print Collector winter illustration black hair portrait Davis G G Harrap & Co Harrap GG Harrap & Co Evelyn Paul Paul Evelyn bending forwards George G Harrap & Co G G & Co GG & Co George G Harrap & Company George Harrap & Company Evelyn Maude Blanche Paul Myths & Legends of Japan yokai Frederick Hadland Davis Brian O'Connor Peter King photograph photograph portrait portrait