Demon Playing Samisen
Titles
- Oni no Samisen
Artist
Anonymous
Datelate 18th or early 19th century
GeographyJapan
Mediumink and color on paper
Dimensions12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of John Wyatt Gregg Allerton, 1955 (2039.1)
Object number2039.1
DescriptionOtsu-e painting.---------------------------------------
Demon playing a samisen with a wine cup and bottle before him, suggesting that even a powerful spirit succumbs to wine.
In black and red on paper; calligraphy.
CAM 12/19/13------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Anonymous
late 18th or early 19th century
