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Hokusai’s Illustrated Warrior Vanguard of Japan and China (1836)
- rgrieselhuber 3y agoYasumasa subduing Tsuchigumo (dirt spider) evokes similar thoughts as the iconography of St. George defeating the dragon. Many layers of meaning.
- _a_a_a_ 3y ago> Lines in the background trace the motion of the gigantic arachnid as it tumbles and its sickle-like legs flail in the air, emphasizing the movement and force in a way that resonates Looks much more convincingly like it's set in the spider's web-lined lair. > the monster’s eyes meeting our own Looks anything but to me. And at this point I stopped reading.
- dave333 3y agoAmazing is the word that comes to mind looking at all these many drawings. Many seem to show the decisive moment in a fight between a warrior and his or her foes. In an age without film or video these would have been as close to the action you could get without being there in person.