1898, Tsukioka Kōgyo, Kurama tengu, from the series Nōgaku zue -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: The story of Kurama tengu mixes mystical mountain creatures, fictionalized history, and lessons of piety into one. The story begins when a mountain priest encounters a group of monks en route to enjoy cherry blossoms on Mount Kurama, to the northeast of Kyoto. The priest bears a secret: he is not actually human but is a mythical mountain creature, half bird half person, called a tengu. The tengu priest meets the group of unfriendly monks, who want nothing to do with him. Only a young acolyte stays behind to be kind and talk.
1898, Tsukioka Kōgyo, Kurama tengu, from the series Nōgaku zue -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: The story of Kurama tengu mixes mystical mountain creatures, fictionalized history, and lessons of piety into one. The story begins when a mountain priest encounters a group of monks en route to enjoy cherry blossoms on Mount Kurama, to the northeast of Kyoto. The priest bears a secret: he is not actually human but is a mythical mountain creature, half bird half person, called a tengu. The tengu priest meets the group of unfriendly monks, who want nothing to do with him. Only a young acolyte stays behind to be kind and talk.