https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2016/10/03/a-yokai-a-day-abe-no-seimei/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Thu, 22 Aug 2024 02:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2016/10/03/a-yokai-a-day-abe-no-seimei/comment-page-1/#comment-15496 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:35:17 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=11889#comment-15496 […] Hangonkō was a popular subject in Japanese literature as well. It appears in a number of Edo period works, from ghost story books to theater, kabuki, rakugo, bunraku/ningyō jōruri puppet theater… The Japanese versions star different characters; for example a man whose beloved prostitute dies is overcome with grief, and a taikomochi recommends he try using hangonkō—a secret incense handed down by the onmyōji Abe no Seimei. […]

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