Page 8, The Ogres of Oyeyama
Title
Page 8, The 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
[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
Text
Then Raiko took out a little bag of rich gold brocade, and from it drew the Mikado's order, clearly written in large letters. "I command you, Raiko to punish the ogres." When the old man had read the order he spoke thus to Raiko. "My son, only one way can you hope to fulfill this command. Your swords are powerless against these monsters, and if you trust to them alone, you will be dead men. Shutendoji, as he name truly signifies, only lives to eat and, above all, to drink. Through his love of wine shall you overcome him. Follow me."
So saying the old man led the
So saying the old man led the
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Citation
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853 - 1938, “Page 8, The Ogres of Oyeyama,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed April 24, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/830.