Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu) / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number
1964/2.102
Title
Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu)
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Object Creation Date
18th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Ôtsu-e
Dimensions
60.96 cm x 24.77 cm (24 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
Century
18th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
hanging scroll
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
figure painting
Physical Description
In this painting, a mischievous demon is depicted in priest’s garb begging for alms.
Subject Matter
This painting is an example of Otsu-e, a type of folk painting originating not far from Kyoto in the present-day Shiga Prefecture towns of Otsu, Oiwake, and Otani. Otsu-e were produced with cheap local materials and stencils were used to facilitate mass production, making them affordable even to the lower classes.
By the latter half of the seventeenth century, Otsu-e became more secular. This humorous painting among other Otsu-e had strong popular appeal, and made their way into the art and literature of famous Edo period figures. Otsu-e with iconography associated with beneficial powers would later function as amulets.
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1977 x 2980
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Record
1964/2.102
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"Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu); Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-2.102/1964_2.102.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 02, 2024.
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