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Tsuchigumo are monstrous creatures with the body of a tiger, limbs of a spider, and the face of a demon. They capture, bind and eat unwary travelers. When Minamoto no Yorimitsu killed a Tsuchigumo, 1,990 human skulls fell out of its belly.<br/><br/> The Tsuchigumo no Zoshi Emaki (Narrative picture scroll of the story of the earth spider) is a picture scroll depicting a story of a battle between Tsuchigumo and Minamoto no Yorimitsu, a general in the mid-Heian period. The story is well known as an episode in Taiheiki (a warrior tale) and the Noh song 'Tsuchigumo'.
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (30 April 1839 – 9 June 1892) was a Japanese artist and Ukiyo-e woodblock print master.<br/><br/> He is widely recognized as the last great master of Ukiyo-e, a type of Japanese woodblock printing. He is additionally regarded as one of the form's greatest innovators. His career spanned two eras – the last years of Edo period Japan, and the first years of modern Japan following the Meiji Restoration. Like many Japanese, Yoshitoshi was interested in new things from the rest of the world, but over time he became increasingly concerned with the loss of many aspects of traditional Japanese culture, among them traditional woodblock printing.<br/><br/> By the end of his career, Yoshitoshi was in an almost single-handed struggle against time and technology. As he worked on in the old manner, Japan was adopting Western mass reproduction methods like photography and lithography. Nonetheless, in a Japan that was turning away from its own past, he almost singlehandedly managed to push the traditional Japanese woodblock print to a new level, before it effectively died with him.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948 – August 29, 1021), also known as Minamoto no Raiko, served the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He is one of the earliest Minamoto of historical note for his military exploits, and is known for quelling the bandits of Oeyama.<br/><br/> His loyal service earned him the governorships of Izu Province, Kozuke and a number of others in turn, as well as a number of other high government positions. Yorimitsu served as commander of a regiment of the Imperial Guard, and as a secretary in the Ministry of War. When his father Minamoto no Mitsunaka died, he inherited Settsu Province.<br/><br/> Yorimitsu features in a number of legends and tales, including the legend of Kintaro (Golden Boy aka Sakata no Kintoki), the legend of Shuten Doji, and the legend of Tsuchigumo.
Tsuchigumo are monstrous creatures with the body of a tiger, limbs of a spider, and the face of a demon. They capture, bind and eat unwary travelers. When Minamoto no Yorimitsu killed a Tsuchigumo, 1,990 human skulls fell out of its belly.<br/><br/> The Tsuchigumo no Zoshi Emaki (Narrative picture scroll of the story of the earth spider) is a picture scroll depicting a story of a battle between Tsuchigumo and Minamoto no Yorimitsu, a general in the mid-Heian period. The story is well known as an episode in Taiheiki (a warrior tale) and the Noh song 'Tsuchigumo'.