oni-fukucho: Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892) Taira-no Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Moun
oni-fukucho: Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892) Taira-no Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain, 1887Taira no Koremochi preparing to vanquish Kiji, the demon of Mount Togakushi, with his sword. While hunting deer in the hills outside Kyoto, Lord Koremochi ran into a party of beautiful women so he joined them in a picnic. Sleepy with wine, he dozed off, and dreamed of a messenger from the god of war warning him that one of the women was actually the demon Kiji, who intended to kill him. He awoke to see the woman’s true nature reflected in the water below: a hideous horned demon with a leering face and shaggy hair. He grips the hilt of his sword, ready to swiftly draw it and attack the monstrous creature. -- source link