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Shuten-dōji
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Shuten-dōji is a mythical oni or demon leader of Japan, who according to legend was killed by the hero Minamoto no Raikō. Although decapitated, the demon's detached head still took a bite at the hero, who avoided death by wearing multiple helmets stacked on his head.
Shuten-dōji's severed head attacks the warrior Raikō.―Illustration by Settai Komura [ja] (1927)
An ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting Minamoto no Yorimitsu's retainers, Watanabe no Tsuna, Urabe no Suetake, Usui Sadamitsu, and Sakata no Kintoki and a
An ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting Minamoto no Yorimitsu's retainers, Watanabe no Tsuna, Urabe no Suetake, Usui Sadamitsu, and Sakata no Kintoki and aristocrat Fujiwara no Yasumasa fighting Shuten-dōji on Ōeyama.
Scene from the Ōeyama Emaki.—Itsuō Art Museum
Scene from the Ōeyama Emaki.—Itsuō Art Museum
Raikō fights with Shuten-dōji. Scene from the 17th century edition of Ōeyama Emaki. Chester Beatty Library
Raikō fights with Shuten-dōji. Scene from the 17th century edition of Ōeyama Emaki. Chester Beatty Library
Otogi-zōshi
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Otogi-zōshi (御伽草子) are a group of about 350 Japanese prose narratives written primarily in the Muromachi period (1392–1573). These illustrated short stories, which remain unattributed, together form one of the representative literary genres of the Japanese medieval era.
Illustration from otogi-zōshi tale, published c. 1725
Illustration from otogi-zōshi tale, published c. 1725
Cover from volume of otogi-zōshi tales, published c. 1725
Cover from volume of otogi-zōshi tales, published c. 1725