Taira Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain (Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu)
Woodblock vertical diptych, signed Yoshitoshi, with artist's seal Yoshitoshi no in, published by Matsui Eikichi, 1887 (Meiji 20)
Vertical oban diptych (each sheet 38 x 26.3 cm. and 37.9 x 26.3 cm.)

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Yoshitoshi depicts Taira no Koremochi about to kill the female demon on Mt. Togakushi in Shinano.
The story depicted here is that of Taira no Koremochi, who whilst hunting, came upon a princess and her attendants in the woods. On their invitation he joined them and after feasting and drinking he fell asleep. In a dream he saw that the princess was in fact the demon Kijo who intended to kill him. Waking, he sees the demon (here its true form is reflected in the water below) and draws his sword to kill it.

For the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession numbers 11.16272, 11.16274, go to:
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