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Image of Toki Motosada

Toki Motosada

Dramatic depiction of Toki Daishiro, an officer of Gamo Sadahide, battling demons at an old temple on Mount Inohana. Having heard that the temple was haunted, Daishiro investigated one night and saw ghostly apparitions dancing about. He immediately grabbed the largest demon, which had taken the form of a Nio or guardian figure, and threw it to the ground, killing it and freeing the temple of its horrible spirits. Here, the demon has tumbled to the ground, his arms and legs flailing as Daishiro strikes a pose with his hand thrown out above his head. Animated skeletons peer around a Buddhist statue at upper left as butterflies flutter about. Stevenson describes the engraving, especially of the hair and the breastplate, which features the Buddhist deity Fudo Myoo, as a tour-de-force of skill. A lively scene with wonderful detail, including burnishing on the black cap and armor.
Alias Toki Motosada
Real Names/Alt Names Toki Daishiro
Characteristics Hero, Samurai, Historical Figures, The Renaissance, Public Domain
Creators/Key Contributors Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ○
First Appearance Japanese folklore
First Publisher ○
Appearance List New Forms of the Thirty-Six Ghosts: Gamō Sadahide’s Servant Toki Motosada Hurling a Demon King to the Ground at Mount Inohana (1890) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sample Read Tsukioka Yoshitoshi at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art [Smithsonian]
Description Dramatic depiction of Toki Daishiro, an officer of Gamo Sadahide, battling demons at an old temple on Mount Inohana. Having heard that the temple was haunted, Daishiro investigated one night and saw ghostly apparitions dancing about. He immediately grabbed the largest demon, which had taken the form of a Nio or guardian figure, and threw it to the ground, killing it and freeing the temple of its horrible spirits. Here, the demon has tumbled to the ground, his arms and legs flailing as Daishiro strikes a pose with his hand thrown out above his head. Animated skeletons peer around a Buddhist statue at upper left as butterflies flutter about. Stevenson describes the engraving, especially of the hair and the breastplate, which features the Buddhist deity Fudo Myoo, as a tour-de-force of skill. A lively scene with wonderful detail, including burnishing on the black cap and armor.
Source Gamo Sadahide’s Servant, Toki Motosada, Hurling a Demon King to the Ground at Mount Inohana, No. 12– Fujiarts.com
New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts: Gamo Sadahide's Servant, Toki Motosada, Hurling a Demon King to the Ground at Mount Inohana (1890) | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts: Gamo Sadahide’s Servant, Toki Motosada, Hurling a Demon King to the Ground at Mount Inohana (1890) | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi