A Graphic Novel for Young Martial Artists of all ages.
Zhong Kui (鍾馗) is a Taoist deity in Chinese myth, traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and Yaoguai. He is depicted as a large man with a big black beard, bulging eyes, and a wrathful expression. Zhong Kui is often accompanied by the five bats of fortune, the Wufu (五福), or the five blessings: “health” (康寧), “wealth” (富), “long life” (壽), “love …
What Are They? The translation for the work Yōkai (妖怪) is something to the effect of “strange, supernatural creature or phenomena” in Japanese. The word is a combination of the characters 妖 (yō–attractive, bewitching, calamity) and 怪 (kai–mystery, wonder). Over the years, different English words have been used in translation. Yōkai can be translated to monster, demon, spirit, or goblin, but it encompasses …
A #TigerTuesday new addition to our online store. Original art for our Tale of the Year of the Wet Hare. 3 illustrated pages: black ink on Bristol board.
A Little Bit About 元宵節 Tomorrow the first full moon of the New Lunar Year arrives marking the time of China’s Lantern Festival. Falling near the 15th day of the first month of the new year, this is a holiday that is often observed as the culmination of the New Year celebrations. In the cosmology …
With the arrival of the new Lunar Year of the Dragon we examine the lore of, both the Eastern and Western varieties. Each possess veritable hordes of mythology and associations about their significance; in literature, and art. In some cases that lore extends to their actual depiction.
Taoism is variously a philosophy, a religion and a science. Concerning itself with the natural forces of the universe, the essential meaning of life, and a mystical belief in immortality, it attempts to capture the way of all things.
