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Dovile Kosmaraite Tarutyte

"Bake Neko" by Dovile Kosmaraite Tarutyte

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A bakeneko (化け猫? 'monster cat') is, in Japanese folklore, a cat with supernatural abilities akin to those of the fox or raccoon dog. A cat may become a bakeneko in a number of ways: it may reach a certain age, be kept for a certain number of years, grow to a certain size, or be allowed to keep a long tail. In the last case, the tail forks in two and the bakeneko is then called a nekomata (猫又? ,猫叉, or 猫股 'forked cat'). This superstition may have some connection to the breeding of the Japanese Bobtail. A bakeneko will haunt any household it is kept in, creating ghostly fireballs, menacing sleepers, walking on its hind legs, changing its shape into that of a human, and even devouring its own mistress in order to shapeshift and take her place. When it is finally killed, its body may be as much as five feet in length. It also poses a danger if allowed into a room with a fresh corpse; a cat is believed to be capable of reanimating a body by jumping over it. [WIKIPEDIA] I think this is more like european version of that demon cat. Watercolour pencils.


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10 Aug 200845 Bill Simmons
I love this, good work, Nice use of shading, lighting varied use of Textures, good color, overall great thought piece. Bravo1
10 Aug 2008:-) Sherri L. White
Ahhhhaaahhh...that’s their little secret ! Neat pic !!!
11 Aug 2008:-) Rachael A. Kenny
wow this is a really brilliant pic. I absolutely love the colours, the cat creature and especially the little hanging skulls lol 1
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About 'Bake Neko':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Dovile Kosmaraite Tarutyte
 • Copyright: ©Dovile Kosmaraite Tarutyte. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Bake, Neko, Monster, Demon, Cat, Fantasy, Catgirl, Female, Mythology, Japanese, European
 • Categories: Dream Imagery, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Woman, Women, Asian Traditions, Mythology
 • Techniques: Coloured Pencils, Black Ink, Watercolour
 • Submitted: 2008-08-04 10:28:59
 • Views: 467
 • Resolution: 600x880


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