酒吞童子
Shuten-doji
Artist
Scotty Wang
這次的酒吞童子加入了相撲橫綱的概念,並運用相撲著名的兜襠布作為元素。翻開兜襠布,內部是妖怪的大嘴巴,傳說中酒吞童子以處女為食,因此大嘴巴也代表著男性的下體。
酒吞童子絕對不能少了那顆浮世繪中常出現頭髮飄逸的巨型妖怪頭,雖然在浮世繪中沒有畫出故事裡長著5根大角和15個眼睛,因此我把這些資訊統整起來並加入故事中的細節。
酒吞童子的頭上有兩根大角和三根小角,眼睛則是把另外的12隻放入主眼內當作複眼,最後一隻眼則是放在眉心,所以遠看就跟浮世繪裡的畫風一模一樣,並擁有著故事中的細節。
接著就是右肩上插了兩隻武士刀,左肩則是武士肩胛戰利品,近看其實肩胛是用鉤子鉤在肉內。背後掛著四顆生首,這三個細節代表著無所畏懼,百戰百勝。
因為是酒吞童子,顧名思義就是愛清酒的妖怪,所以我做了大膽的嘗試,背後插了四隻清酒,可以隨時拆下來讓酒吞童子拿在手上飲用。
Forthis Shuten-dōji, we have incorporated the concept of a sumo yokozuna and usingthe famous sumo loincloth as an element. When you open the loincloth, you'llfind a big monster mouth inside, as the legend goes, Shuten-dōji feeds onvirgins, so the big mouth also symbolizes male genitalia.
Also,the Shuten-dōji must not be without the giant monster head with its flowinghair, a common appearance in ukiyo-e. Although the ukiyo-e did not depict thecreature with 5 large horns and 15 eyes, I have combined these details fromvarious sources and added them to the story.
Onthe head, there are two large horns and three small horns, and the eyes includean additional 12 placed inside the main eyes as compound eyes, with the finaleye positioned on the forehead, giving it the exact appearance of the ukiyo-estyle and preserving the story's details.
Next,on the right shoulder, two samurai swords are embedded, and on the leftshoulder, there's a warrior's shoulder plate as a trophy. On closer inspection,the shoulder plate is actually hooked into the flesh. On the back, there’s fourdecapitated heads hanging on the waist, representing fearlessness and countlessvictories.
AsShuten-dōji is known for its love for sake, I have made a bold attempt byinserting four sake bottles on the back, which can be taken out for theShuten-dōji to hold and drink from at any time.