Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Sun Goddess Enticed from Her Cave
A company of fantastic beings gathers before a dark cave beside an immense tree. The edition’s illustration list identifies the Sun Goddess being enticed out of her hiding place.
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Ozawa Nankoku (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving). "The Sun Goddess Enticed from Her Cave" [editorial title]. In Japanese Fairy World, William Elliot Griffis; illustrations principally by Ozawa Nankoku, engraved by Henry W. Troy. Schenectady, New York: James H. Barhyte, 1880. The preface names Ozawa Nankoku and engraver Henry W. Troy; the Yorimasa picture is separately attributed to an unnamed student., 1880, James H. Barhyte. Source scan leaf 15. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0475-0009
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Ozawa Nankoku (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving). The Sun Goddess Enticed from Her Cave. Japanese Fairy World. Scan leaf 15. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0475-0009