Japan & the Far East
The Moonfolk Demand Lady Kaguya
Original caption: The Moonfolk demand the Lady Kaguya
A celestial carriage descends toward the house where the bamboo-cutter's adopted daughter, Kaguya, waits with her attendants. Davis's version of the moon-maiden tale explains that she belongs to the Moonfolk, who have come to reclaim her despite the emperor's armed guard. Her farewell to her earthly father is followed by a feather robe that removes her memories of life below. Paul's division between the luminous company above and the figures at the house captures the story's tension between heavenly belonging and the grief of leaving a loved home.
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Evelyn Paul. "The Moonfolk Demand Lady Kaguya" [source caption]. In Myths and Legends of Japan, F. Hadland Davis; illustrated by Evelyn Paul. 1912, George G. Harrap & Company. Source scan leaf 103. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/japan-kaguya
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Title from the printed caption. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Description follows Davis's retelling and the supplied plate, rather than presenting the legend as historical fact.
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Evelyn Paul. The Moonfolk Demand Lady Kaguya. Myths and Legends of Japan. Scan leaf 103. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/japan-kaguya