File:YamataNoOrochi.jpg

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The kami Susanoo-no-Mikoto slays the eight-headed beast Yamata-no-Orochi.

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Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延)
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English: The kami Susanoo-no-Mikoto slays the eight-headed beast Yamata-no-Orochi. After slaying the beast, Susanoo found the sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in one of the eight tails of the gigantic serpent.
日本語: スサノオとヤマタノオロチ。
Date circa 1870s
Source/Photographer Artelino.com here

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