Votive slip folio 37 verso 2, 769.952.C685 v.7

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Title

Votive slip folio 37 verso 2, 769.952.C685 v.7

Description

This slip shows the traditional spring ritual of scattering toasted beans to chase away demons, with two twists. First, an actual oni is shown fleeing into the distance. Second, instead of beans the man in the foreground is tossing senjafuda at the oni.

Source

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

Identifier

769_952_c685_v7_0075b

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