Urashima taro

Time travel and time machines have been a topic of science fiction and countless movies for many decades. In fact, it appears that the possibility to travel in time, either into the future or into the past,

Personal Illustration.

I haven’t seen a lot of this guy’s work, but a few days ago I saw a Dover collection of some of his work and was very impressed. The images I found below are all fairy tale and Shakesp…

Urashima Taro by *evui on deviantART

Urashima Taro is one of the most popular Japanese folktales. The story is about a young fisherman who once disappeared to see a beautiful palace under the sea

A collection of illustrations done in the past year from various projects

Final Project for Illustration II class. We were assigned to pick a myth and make narrative pieces that depict the original story. The story I chose is called Urashima Tarou, a classical Japanese kid story which tales about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded with a visit to the Palace of the Dragon God under the sea. There, he meets a lovely princess and upon the third day of his stay, decides to return to his village. As he leaves, the princess gives him a black box, telling…

is illustrating & translating Japanese folklore