MAKE A MEME View Large Image Tanaka Kiyotoshi - Tsuba with an "Oni" (Demon) - Walters 5190 - Back.jpg A demon called an oni in Japanese is depicted crouched down looking at mushrooms Kiyotoshi cleverly crafted the demon's body using the holes for the sword and short ...
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Keywords: Tanaka Kiyotoshi - Tsuba with an "Oni" (Demon) - Walters 5190 - Back.jpg A demon called an oni in Japanese is depicted crouched down looking at mushrooms Kiyotoshi cleverly crafted the demon's body using the holes for the sword and short knife found in any tsuba The demon wears the typical costume of a tiger skin loincloth and carries a Chinese-style fan Gold highlights the demon's eyes wrist ankle and loincloth The reverse shows the demon in left profile under a full moon While demons were originally symbols of evil they are often depicted in humorous situations between 1804 1876 Edo iron with copper alloy gold silver cm 7 1 accession number 51 90 26675 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Ikkashi Signature Ryûsô Hôgen place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Tanaka Kiyotoshi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Loincloths in art
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