Tsuchigumo, Japanese Folklore
Entitled: "Tsuchigumo"; shows a man with a sword about to fend off an attacking "earth spider." Tsuchigumo is a historical Japanese derogatory term for renegade local clans, and also the name for a race of spider-like yokai in Japanese folklore. Woodcut by Yoshitoshi Taiso, circa 1880s.
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Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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