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Japan: A 'lantern man' with a collapsible head. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th...

Japan: A 'lantern man' with a collapsible head. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century.
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Japan: A 'lantern man' with a collapsible head. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century.
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C19th AD
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In the early decades of the 18th century, a man with a malleable head made a living as a popular sideshow attraction. It is said that he could collapse his head like a traditional paper lantern.

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Pictures from History / Bridgeman Images
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Japan / Asia / monster / fantastic creature / ghosts / strange beings / arts / spirit / ghost / asia / historical images / art / historical / asian / supernatural / japanese / historical pictures / paintings / painting / history / yurei / fukuoka

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