Susanō through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Nippon ryakushi, “A Brief History of Japan”. Photo/art: Yoshitoshi. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
The God Susanoo no Mikoto Defeats the Evil Spirits - 進雄尊悪神退治 — "The God Susanoo no Mikoto Defeats the Evil Spirits" (Susanoo no mikoto akujin taiji, ca. Photo/art: Unknown author Unknown author. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon — Torii Kiyomasu II. Photo/art: Torii Kiyomasu II. CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Susanoo Subduing Spirits of Disease (須佐之男命厄神退治之図) — Susanoo-no-Mikoto making a pact with various spirits of disease. Photo/art: Soga (窓鵞), copy of work by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Yoshitoshi Nihon-ryakushi Susanoo-no-mikoto — Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi, by Yoshitoshi. Photo/art: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi ( 月岡芳年 , Japanese, *1839, †1892). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
This tsuba shows the mythical ancestor of the Japanese Imperial lineage Amaterasu and her brother Susano-ô. Photo/art: Tôzan. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
