The sanshin is often depicted as having a tiger beside him. The animal serves as a messenger in certain stories, and seems bound to the mountain spirit by a sense of duty.
Monday, March 09, 2020
shrine for the mountain spirit
I had sent a link over to John McCrarey; it featured a bunch of sanshin-gak, or shrines for the local mountain spirit (sanshin). One in particular caught my eye:
The sanshin is often depicted as having a tiger beside him. The animal serves as a messenger in certain stories, and seems bound to the mountain spirit by a sense of duty.
The sanshin is often depicted as having a tiger beside him. The animal serves as a messenger in certain stories, and seems bound to the mountain spirit by a sense of duty.
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