Thursday, April 17, 2008

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1797-1861, Japan

Mitsukuni defying the skeleton spectre invoked by princess Takiyasha


See more works in this Visipix collection.


Raiko tormented by the earth spider


Tametomo rescued from the sea-monster by tengu






















Hanagami Danjo no jo Arakage fighting a giant salamander..























Kintaro And The Giant Spider






















Oki no Jiro Hiroari killing a monstrous tengu






















The poet Dainagon sees an apparition






















Takagi Toranosuke capturing a kappa underwater in the Tamura river

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like Kintaro's expression as he fights the giant spider. If I had to fight a giant spider, I think I'd look like that, too.

Ferrus said...

Good!!!