Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha (Oni no nenbutsu), 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; painting only: x cm (23 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.); including mounting: x 33 cm (49 3/4 x 13 in.). Images like this one that depicts a demon in the guise of an itinerant monk intoning the name of the Buddha are called Otsu-e, or "Otsu paintings." Otsu-e were made as souvenirs for travelerspassing through the station of Otsu along the Tokaido, the route stretching from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto. Realized through a combination of woodblock printin
Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha (Oni no nenbutsu), 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; painting only: x cm (23 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.); including mounting: x 33 cm (49 3/4 x 13 in.). Images like this one that depicts a demon in the guise of an itinerant monk intoning the name of the Buddha are called Otsu-e, or "Otsu paintings." Otsu-e were made as souvenirs for travelerspassing through the station of Otsu along the Tokaido, the route stretching from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto. Realized through a combination of woodblock printing, rapid brushstrokes, embellishment with color and gold pigments by stencil or by hand, the earliest Otsu-e, produced in the 17th century, were Buddhist and Shinto icons. Later images included figures popular from kabuki plays, as well as scenes illustrating parables.
Size: 1410px × 3400px
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