Susanoo and Kushinadahime

Evelyn Paul

Susa-no-o stands beside Kushi-nada-hime, the maiden threatened by an eight-headed serpent. Davis tells how he hides her in the form of a comb, lures the monster with sake and kills it before marrying her. Paul brings the two figures into the foreground, with the story's danger suggested by the dark setting.

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Evelyn Paul. "Susanoo and Kushinadahime" [editorial title]. In Myths and Legends of Japan, F. Hadland Davis; illustrated by Evelyn Paul. 1912, George G. Harrap & Company. Source scan leaf 39. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/japan-susanoo

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Medium: Colour plate
Creator: Evelyn Paul
Source scan: Leaf 39
Reference: Chapter I, Susa-no-o and the Serpent, printed pages 29–30. Plate at source scan leaf 39.
Image size: 975 x 1600 px
Catalogue ID: IMJ-0052-E001

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Myths and Legends of JapanF. Hadland Davis; illustrated by Evelyn Paul1912

Publisher: George G. Harrap & Company
Place: London

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Evelyn Paul. Susanoo and Kushinadahime. Myths and Legends of Japan. Scan leaf 39. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/japan-susanoo

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