Demon Reciting Buddhist Prayers, second half 18th century, Unknown Japanese, 13 3/16 x 8 7/8in. ( x ), Ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th-19th century, Oni are horned, fanged, and generally ferocious demons whose actions range from the truly sinister to the benignly humorous. This one wears the black robes of a Buddhist priest. With a brass gong hung around his neck, a small hammer in his right hand, and a list of followers in his left, he chants the nembutsu, an invocation to Amida Buddha for the salvation of all souls

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Keywords: 18th, buddhist, century, demon, japanese, prayers, reciting, unknown