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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

In 1156, following the Hōgen Rebellion (保元の乱), the ex-emperor was exiled to Sanuki (he would later become a Tengu, and 1 of Japan's 3 most feared yōkai 日本三大悪妖怪).
In the anti-Buddhist climate of 1868 the statue was moved to Rokuharamitsu-ji to save it.
#Japan #yokai

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Woodblock print of the spirit of the Retired Emperor Sutoku on a rocky outcrop in a stormy sea.

Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print of the spirit of the Retired Emperor Sutoku on a rocky outcrop in a stormy sea. Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/

Woodblock print of Emperor Sutoku refusing to receive the Priest Ennyo in exile.

Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print of Emperor Sutoku refusing to receive the Priest Ennyo in exile. Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/

Woodblock print of Emperor Sutoku transformed into a tengu.

Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print of Emperor Sutoku transformed into a tengu. Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/

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