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Lit. subjugation of the Fabulous Night Monster. A pictorial subject taken from a famous episode in HEIKE MONOGATARI ˝Ć¨ę (The Tale of The Heike) where Minamoto no Yorimasa š (1104-80) shoots down a strange flying creature (nue lit. translates as thrush). During the reign of Emperor Konoe ßq (r.1141-55) around the Ninpei m˝ era (1151-53), the emperor was frightened nightly by an ominous mass hovering over the palace. Yorimasa, ordered to subdue the unseen monster, shot an arrow into the low-hanging clouds and hit the beast. Called a nue, it had a monkey's head, badger's body, tiger's legs, snake's tail, and made the sound of a "golden mountain thrush" toratsugumi ŐęI. The relieved emperor rewarded Yosimasa with a sword called Shishiou q¤ (Lion king). In the Ouho Ű era (1161-62), Emperor Nijou ńđ (r.1158-65) was plagued by the nocturnal cries of a "thrush monster" and Yorimasa again killed the beast with an arrow. The image of Yorimasa shooting the nue was rendered in warrior pictures *musha-e ŇG by *ukiyo-e ˘G artists. The theme was depicted on a votive tablet *hengaku Gz by Kou Suukoku J (1730-1804) and donated to Sensouji ó, Tokyo in 1781. | ||||||
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