Page 19, Ogres of Oyeyama
Title
Page 19, Ogres of Oyeyama
Creator
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938
Source
Private collection, on loan to the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College
Publisher
[Published by T. Hasegawa, Tokyo]
Date
Meiji 24, Month 7, Day 20 (July 20, 1891)
Contributor
Eitaku, Kobayashi, 1843-1890 (illustrator)
Rights
Copyright Connecticut College, 2014. For rights and reproduction requests, contact the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives at learcenter(at)conncoll(dot)edu.
Format
Image/JPEG
Language
English, Japanese
Type
Document
Identifier
Japanese Fairy Tales No. 19
Original Format
Crepe Paper Book
Text
upper end of a long hall. Around him were soft cushions, and silken curtains, and scattered about lay drinking cups and bottles. But who can describe the horrible aspect of the ogre, as he reclined on a golden arm rest! With his red body, hideous features and copper-coloured horns, he was enough to strike terror into the boldest heart. Shutendoji however, received the pretended priests with much condescension, and invited them to sup and spend the evening with him. The supper was soon brought in by attendant ogres, and consisted mainly of animals' heads, and human
Files
Collection
Citation
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938, “Page 19, Ogres of Oyeyama,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed April 16, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/901.