Page 30, Ogres of Oyeyama
Title
Page 30, 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
grinding, the eyes rolling, and the horns springing out to an appalling length. Seven times it whirled round, and then made a dash at Raiko's head. And it would have fared badly with the hero, but for the armour by which he was protected. The demon's teeth bit through the hat, but were powerless against the helmet. The head fell at length to the ground with a heavy thud, and the victory was won. After they had slain the ogres, Raiko and his brave comrades, released the captives, divided the spoils, and finally set fire to the castle, destroying at once, and for
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Citation
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938, “Page 30, Ogres of Oyeyama,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed April 19, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/890.