Rushou (蓐收): anonymous historical illustration in Shan hai jing tu, 1667
Anonymous1667 illustration of Rushou riding two dragons. Printed heading 蓐收 and caption identify left-ear snake, two dragons and western direction. Horns, fur and tiger claws are this later caption/illustration witness; the profile’s short early notice does not supply that complete body. Guo Pu is commentator; Wu Zhongheng is editor; plate artist not identified. Smithsonian Libraries catalogue explicitly Public domain. Original actual IIIF manifest resource preserved.
Overview
Rushou appears in the western directional notice of the Shanhaijing: a snake is at the left ear, and the being rides two dragons. This short passage supplies neither a detailed bodily form nor a narrative encounter. The profile records that early textual notice without importing later seasonal or elemental identifications.
Origins & earliest records
Chinese classical cosmography
Records & interpretation
Complete relevant primary-text passage read in the hosted Chinese transcription.
Selected bibliography
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Shanhaijing (山海經)
海外西經; Concluding notice beginning 西方蓐收
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
Shanhaijing (山海經), anonymous received text
海外西經. Concluding notice beginning 西方蓐收
Complete relevant Chinese paragraph read. No modern anatomy or later identification silently imported; primary-text transcription, not a visual verification of the separate 1667 illustrated edition.
References
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- Primary classical text transcriptionShanhaijing, 海外西經 — Concluding notice beginning 西方蓐收Research access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
Historical illustrationRushou (蓐收): anonymous historical illustration in Shan hai jing tu, 1667
Anonymous1667 illustration of Rushou riding two dragons. Printed heading 蓐收 and caption identify left-ear snake, two dragons and western direction. Horns, fur and tiger claws are this later caption/illustration witness; the profile’s short early notice does not supply that complete body. Guo Pu is commentator; Wu Zhongheng is editor; plate artist not identified. Smithsonian Libraries catalogue explicitly Public domain. Original actual IIIF manifest resource preserved.
