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Tsurara-onna (つらら女): Tsurara-onna, literally means "Icicle Woman", is a type of yokai who appears in winter and is often confused with Yuki-onna (See also Chapter I: Yuki-onna (Snow woman) ). The differences between them are; Yuki-onna is more dangerous and feeds on human's life force but Tsurara-onna looks and behaves more like human, except the fear of heat which can make her return to icicle and melt away. There has many different tales about them. One of the most common tales began with; a man went into mountains in mid-winter and met a beautiful girl. They married and had their own family in the same winter. But what uncommon about his new wife was, she disappeared suddenly in Spring. Without any trace left, he gave up finding her and re-married again with a girl from the village. When the next winter came, he saw his ex-wife appeared in the front of his house. She asked him why he broke their promise and re-married. The wife was saddened and angry because of no answer coming from her husband, so she disappeared in front of him. Suddenly, the icicles which built on the roof fell and pierced the heart of the man. His new wife heard the sound and came out what she saw was the corpse of her husband with the melting icicles.

(From WMA-023-つらら女)
Characters: Tsurara-onna
Series: Water-well's Moonlight
Colors: Copic markers
Date: 24-05-18
By Hallowie29

*This pic is inspired by one of the Tamasaburou Bandou's (the current most famous kabuki actor in onnagata or female roles) official photos. I was so glad to see such a beautiful photo and couldn't stop to draw this for "Tsuarara-onna" theme. (TvT)

Description
Tsurara-onna (つらら女): Tsurara-onna, literally means "Icicle Woman", is a type of yokai who appears in winter and is often confused with Yuki-onna (See also Chapter I: Yuki-onna (Snow woman) ). The differences between them are; Yuki-onna is more dangerous and feeds on human's life force but Tsurara-onna looks and behaves more like human, except the fear of heat which can make her return to icicle and melt away. There has many different tales about them. One of the most common tales began with; a man went into mountains in mid-winter and met a beautiful girl. They married and had their own family in the same winter. But what uncommon about his new wife was, she disappeared suddenly in Spring. Without any trace left, he gave up finding her and re-married again with a girl from the village. When the next winter came, he saw his ex-wife appeared in the front of his house. She asked him why he broke their promise and re-married. The wife was saddened and angry because of no answer coming from her husband, so she disappeared in front of him. Suddenly, the icicles which built on the roof fell and pierced the heart of the man. His new wife heard the sound and came out what she saw was the corpse of her husband with the melting icicles.

(From WMA-023-つらら女)
Characters: Tsurara-onna
Series: Water-well's Moonlight
Colors: Copic markers
Date: 24-05-18
By Hallowie29

*This pic is inspired by one of the Tamasaburou Bandou's (the current most famous kabuki actor in onnagata or female roles) official photos. I was so glad to see such a beautiful photo and couldn't stop to draw this for "Tsuarara-onna" theme. (TvT)