Demon
Titles
- Oni
Artist
Shibata Zeshin
(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Dateca. 1873-1891
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper
Dimensions32 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (82.5 x 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of The James Edward and Mary Louise O'Brien Collection, 1977 (4589.1)
Object number4589.1
DescriptionOni (Otsu-e or folk art style), ink and color on paper; mounted as hanging scroll. An oni, the legendary Japanese demon, is depicted here as an impish, horned creature with washes of red-brown and black inks. He wears a monk’s robe and carries a folded parasol stuck through straps on his back. With one of his three-fingered hands he strokes his chin in apparent puzzlement; the other he supports his lop-sided pose. The signature Oju Zeshin suggests that Zeshin painted this by request; the style of the signature suggests a late 1880s date.
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Kawanabe Kyōsai
