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