Art, Symbol & Imagination
Yorimasa and the Night-Beast
A bow-bearing warrior confronts a crouching creature with a snake-like tail. The preface distinguishes this Yorimasa illustration from Ozawa Nankoku’s work and credits an unnamed student of Griffis in Tokio.
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Unidentified student of William Elliot Griffis (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving). "Yorimasa and the Night-Beast" [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 201. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0475-0195
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Unidentified student of William Elliot Griffis (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving). Yorimasa and the Night-Beast. Japanese Fairy World. Scan leaf 201. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0475-0195