Crow’s Eye View

[ Collection of the Korean fantastic creatures X Korean poem ] Creature Yi-juk-yi-byung / 이죽이병 - Gyeong-ju, province, Korea A human-type, mystical creature with bamboo leaves on its ears. Also known as soldier of death, Yi-juk-yi-byung can vanish and appear unexpectedly. Not recognised as the most talkative, but very much for its skills in battles, this creature moves around in hundreds or thousands. Legend says that in 297 A.D., the troop of Yi-juk-yi-byung appeared in the battle field of Shilla and helped the country against the enemy’s invasion, in condolence of demised king Michu. Poem Crow’s Eye View, Poem n°1 (1934) by Yi-Sang This poem is illustrated from the perspective of ...View all