The goddess of America, the fairy of the mountain, and Washington defeating the Tiger: vintage manga on the theme of US history
Categories: History
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/the-goddess-of-america-the-fairy-of-the-mountain-and-washington-defeating-the-tiger-vintage-manga-on-the-theme-of-us-history.htmlA specialist in the history of Japan and East Asia, Nick Kapur, opened a Twitter thread with drawings from an 1861 Japanese book written by Kanagaki Robun and illustrated by Utagawa Yoshitora. The book is dedicated to American history and the founding fathers of the United States.
Here are some particularly notable images. You can see everything at the link.
Source: TJournal
George Washington and the Goddess of America
Christopher Columbus announces the discovery of America to Queen Isabella of Spain
The War of Independence. George Washington defends his wife "Carol" from the British official "Asura" (Asura in Buddhism — a low-ranking deity)
Washington and his wife "Carol" meet an extremely young Benjamin Franklin with an impressive stretch in the squat
George Washington defeats the Tiger
And John Adams-one of the founding fathers of the United States and the future second president of the country — is fighting with a huge snake
John Adams is out in the countryside on a picnic with his elderly mother
But a huge snake appears and devours his mother while Adams is busy with a picnic basket
John Adams wants to take revenge on the snake that ate his mother, and asks for help from the mountain fairy
The fairy calls for the help of a giant eagle
Together with the eagle, John Adams kills the snake that ate his mother. The power of teamwork!
Keywords: Illustrations | Drawings | USA | Japan
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