| The oldest existing literature to record the name Shuten Doji is the 'Oeyama Shuten Doji Emaki' (Picture Scroll of Shuten Doji in Mt. Oe, owned by Itsuo Art Museum), which is designated as an important cultural asset, but his description in this literature is quite different from that described above. |
酒呑童子という名が出る最古のものは重要文化財となっている「大江山酒天童子絵巻」（逸翁美術館蔵）であるが、この内容は上記の酒呑童子のイメージとはかなり異なっている。 |