Devil Chanting the Name of Amida
Titles
- Oni no Nembutsu
Artist
Anonymous
Date19th century
GeographyJapan
Mediumink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 64 × 11 7/16 in. (162.6 × 29 cm)
Painting: 24 × 8 3/4 in. (61 × 22.2 cm)
Painting: 24 × 8 3/4 in. (61 × 22.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Mr. George H. Kerr, in honor of Sir George Sansom, 1958 (2411.1)
Object number2411.1
DescriptionOtsu-e painting.Mounted as scroll-Oni no nembutsu- Devil with bristling black hair from which projects two horns, big round eyes with yellow around black pupils, large white teeth & tusks. He wears a black robe with white facing. Hung around neck is a round gong. In right hand he holds a T-shaped beater; in his left, a white bag.
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late 18th-early 19th Century
