Handpaper t1_j25o8ua wrote on December 29, 2022 at 9:05 PM

Reply to comment by Jindujun in TIL that an unknown 19th century Japanese artist painted a parody of the sacred scene of the Buddha's death that is commonly called the "Penis Paranirvana", in which the dying Buddha is replaced by a giant anthropomorphic penis being mourned by women and other penises. by JosephvonEichendorff

Uh uh. The weirdest thing about Tako to Ama (Octopus and the Pearl Diver) is that it is part of a 90-page epic by legendary Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, who also painted Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, including the iconic The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

It would be like having Monet paint the plates for an illustrated 120 Days of Sodom.

Bell29678 t1_j2707j4 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:38 AM

Shut up and take my money.