Votive slip folio 5 verso 2, 769.952.C685 v.26

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Title

Votive slip folio 5 verso 2, 769.952.C685 v.26

Description

The bottom register of this slip shows the traditional spring ritual of scattering toasted beans to chase away demons. Here an actual oni is shown fleeing the beans. The oni is identifiable by his characteristic tiger-skin garment.

Source

Gertrude Bass Warner Memorial Library, Japanese Art, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Identifier

769_952_c685_v26_0011b

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