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Japan: Tsuchigumo, the 'earth spider', being killed by Minamoto no Yorimitsu. From a 17th century copy of the 14th century 'Tsuchigumo Zoshi' scroll of Tosa Nagataka

Tsuchigumo are monstrous creatures with the body of a tiger, limbs of a spider, and the face of a demon. They capture, bind and eat unwary travelers. When Minamoto no Yorimitsu killed a Tsuchigumo, 1,990 human skulls fell out of its belly. The Tsuchigumo no Zshi Emaki (Narrative picture scroll of the story of the earth spider is a picture scroll depicting a story of a battle between Tsuchigumo and Minamoto no Yorimitsu, a general in the mid-Heian period. The story is well known as an episode in Taiheiki (a warrior tale) and the Noh song 'Tsuchigumo'.
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Japan: Tsuchigumo, the 'earth spider', being killed by Minamoto no Yorimitsu. From a 17th century copy of the 14th century 'Tsuchigumo Zoshi' scroll of Tosa Nagataka
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Tsuchigumo are monstrous creatures with the body of a tiger, limbs of a spider, and the face of a demon. They capture, bind and eat unwary travelers. When Minamoto no Yorimitsu killed a Tsuchigumo, 1,990 human skulls fell out of its belly. The Tsuchigumo no Zshi Emaki (Narrative picture scroll of the story of the earth spider is a picture scroll depicting a story of a battle between Tsuchigumo and Minamoto no Yorimitsu, a general in the mid-Heian period. The story is well known as an episode in Taiheiki (a warrior tale) and the Noh song 'Tsuchigumo'.
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41.5 x 31.3 cm | 16.3 x 12.3 in (300 dpi)
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