http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-1432965 aleksandra Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:16:33 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-1432965 wow these are fantastic. thank you for posting wow these are fantastic. thank you for posting

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-1303177 Feejee Mermaid Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:29:39 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-1303177 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Z1qcaWl2A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Z1qcaWl2A

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-734738 Geekrot Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:01:57 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-734738 why are they all clasping their hands in agony? why are they all clasping their hands in agony?

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-617858 Fer Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:19:33 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-617858 Actually the pictures do look like a very big fish swallowed a human almost whole, and the upper parts do look like a dead human. Very good observation Shovel. And pretty scary by the way. Actually the pictures do look like a very big fish swallowed a human almost whole, and the upper parts do look like a dead human. Very good observation Shovel. And pretty scary by the way.

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-439662 abhi Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:12:26 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-439662 Some says that it is from indonesia. I got it in my mail also. Is it real? Some says that it is from indonesia. I got it in my mail also. Is it real?

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-438233 · De belles illustartion de sirénes du 19e siécle Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:40:17 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-438233 [...] Via Pinktentacle [...] [...] Via Pinktentacle [...]

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-437258 Roger Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:40:52 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-437258 The illustrations look more like corpses than mermaids. The illustrations look more like corpses than mermaids.

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-436386 The Digest. 12.16.09. « C-MONSTER.net Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:45:01 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-436386 [...] century Japanese drawings of mermaids. [...] [...] century Japanese drawings of mermaids. [...]

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-436297 drzza Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:24:19 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-436297 or perhaps they resemble the nommos of the Dogon tribe in Mali? it is curious to see what ancient cultures had interactions with these so called mythical creatures. then again what is the connection between Africa and Japan mythology anyhow...curious indeed! or perhaps they resemble the nommos of the Dogon tribe in Mali? it is curious to see what ancient cultures had interactions with these so called mythical creatures. then again what is the connection between Africa and Japan mythology anyhow...curious indeed!

]]> http://pinktentacle.com/2009/12/19th-century-mermaid-illustrations/#comment-436140 J. J. Markin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:38:13 +0000 http://pinktentacle.com/?p=5143#comment-436140 The graphics presented all date to the same period when the taxidermied "mermaids" (aka "Feejee" mermaids), or references to same, many (most?) of them apparently from Japan, start appearing in numbers in the West -- i.e. the 19th century. Or thus I have been led to believe in every source I have ever consulted on the matter. They also very closely resemble the taxidermied specimens. Ms / Mr / Dr (?) Hayley, your knowledge must far exceed mine, for you obviously know of illustrations in this same vein that precede the ones shown by a significant amount of time, thus proving that the taxidermied versions are copies of the illustrations instead of the other way around, but alas you have forgotten to add even the most informal of citations. What is, btw, the most authoritative source on Feejee mermaids? I have not encountered much scholarly literature on the subject. The graphics presented all date to the same period when the taxidermied "mermaids" (aka "Feejee" mermaids), or references to same, many (most?) of them apparently from Japan, start appearing in numbers in the West -- i.e. the 19th century. Or thus I have been led to believe in every source I have ever consulted on the matter. They also very closely resemble the taxidermied specimens. Ms / Mr / Dr (?) Hayley, your knowledge must far exceed mine, for you obviously know of illustrations in this same vein that precede the ones shown by a significant amount of time, thus proving that the taxidermied versions are copies of the illustrations instead of the other way around, but alas you have forgotten to add even the most informal of citations. What is, btw, the most authoritative source on Feejee mermaids? I have not encountered much scholarly literature on the subject.

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