Jorōgumo. 🕷 The Jorōgumo is a spider yokai often depicted as half spider half woman. She often lures victims in with her beauty before devouring them. My take on her is a mix of beauty and beast which is prevalent in most of my work. Photos by @ericanderson.photography Her look is very Oiran 「花魁」(high ranking courtesan) inspired. Oiran were considered to be above common prostitutes and distinguishable from Geisha with their extremely elaborate hair ornaments, and obi tied in the front (which ma