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The giant spider-like figure of the tsuchigumo as a oni-like yōkai first appeared in medieval literary works. The most representative work among these tales is The Tale of the Heike , compiled in the Kamakura period (1185–1333) in the first half of the 13th century, in which it appears under the name yamagumo ( 山蜘蛛 , "mountain spider") .
Tsuchigumo is a Noh play. [1] More specifically, it is classified as a genzai Noh (現在能), [1] a relatively realistic work featuring human characters and taking place in a linear time line. It is a gobanme-mono (五番目物), [1] meaning that the Nihyakujū-ban Utai Mokuroku (二百拾番謡目録) indicates that its author is unknown. [1]
Tsuchigumo Sōshi is a picture scroll, or emaki. [8] Noriko Tsunoda Reider of Miami University identifies it as an example of an otogi-zōshi, or Muromachi-period fiction, [9] and it was included in Volume 9 of the Collection of Tales of the Muromachi Period (室町時代物語大成 Muromachi-jidai Monogatari Taisei), [10] in spite of its technically dating to the end of the Kamakura period.
Apparition of the Spider Princess Depicting a Tsuchigumo (top right) Woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, 1887. The Tsuchigumo (translated as "Earth spiders") [d] of Japan, is a mythical, supernatural creature faced by the legendary Minamoto no Raiko. Depending on the version of the story, the Tsuchigumo was able to take the visage of either a boy or ...
Tsuchigumo – Shapeshifting, giant spider; Tsuchinoko – Plump snake-like creature; Tsukumogami – Inanimate object that becomes animated after existing for 100 years; Tsul 'Kalu – Giant nature spirit; Tsurara-onna – Icicle woman
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