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The Tsuchigumo (土蜘蛛), or earth spider, was one of the more malevolent Japanese Yōkai (妖怪) spirits. Here, the earth spider torments the Fijiwara clan warrior Minamoto no Yorimitsu, filling his dreams with wicked beasts and monsters, while his retainers, unaware, play the Chinese strategy game of Go. In its day this was a controversial print, seen as a caricature of Shogun Ieyoshi. read more