Demon legends Otsu

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Shiga 滋賀県の鬼伝説　Oni Demon Legends　/ 大津 Otsu city
Otsu-E 大津絵 Paintings from Otsu


滋賀県大津市歴博へ「大津絵展」 Exhibition of Otsu-E

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Demons 鬼、Buddhist Deities 仏画、beautiful ladies 美人画、famous warriors 武者絵　and others.
. Otsu Paintings 大津絵 Otsu-E - Introduction .

The name derived from the place where these paintings were sold in the Edo period, in and around the post town of Otsu, which lay on the Tokaido Road. They were welcome cheap souvenirs with a special appeal.
During the 18th century, illustrations were given a moral didactic purpose and explanatory text was introduced about the picture. Often, though, there was a satirical bite: demons were portrayed as monks on alms round,
or as taking a bath with a comment inscribed such as “Many wash the body but not the mind”.
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. Otsu Paintings 大津絵 不動明王　of Fudo Myo-O .

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Oni no nenbutsu, nembutsu　鬼の念仏 Demon saying Amida prayers
鬼の寒念仏 demon praying in the cold





藤娘　鬼念仏 Fuji Musume and Oni no Nenbutsu
Kitagawa Utamaro

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tokkuri 徳利 sake flasks






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. dorei どれい【土鈴】 clay bells .













. Ootsu-e juuninshuu dorei 大津絵十人衆人形土鈴 .
clay bells of 10 important themes of Otsu paintings from Moriyama town 守山市


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伊東桂楽作 香合 大津絵 鬼 Ito Keiraku - Incense container


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ema 絵馬 votive tablets




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. manhole マンホール covers with art motives .



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信楽焼 Shigaraki pottery


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oni no yuki no naka nenbutsu 鬼の雪中念仏 Demon praying in the snow




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- reference : otsu paintings oni nenbutsu -
Praying Goblin dressed as a Buddhist Priest

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oni no gyoozui 鬼の行水 Demon taking a bath





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oni to shamisen 鬼三味線 Demon playing Shamisen










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oni to sake　鬼とお酒　Demons and rice wine








and even 酔鬼 the Demon is drunk







- Sake collection with Otsu-E paintings





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rai to yakko 雷と奴 Thunder Demon and Yakko







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源頼光 Minamoto no Yorimitsu - Raikō (948 - 1021)
a hero fighting Shuten dōji 酒呑童子







. Master Carver Enku 円空 (1632 - 1695) .
and his Otsu-e type carvings


酒呑童子 Shuten Doji












いい湯だな～ Oni enjoying a hot bath


- reference source : yasuo1992.blog.fc2.com -


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kokeshi　こけし　wooden dolls









collection of dolls from Shiga, including Otsu-e Oni


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kakejiku 掛け軸 hanging scrolls




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. Setsubun 節分 ritual on February 3 .
to drive out the demons and invite good fortune


. hiiragi sasu 柊挿す piercing with a holly and fish head .

oni to hiiragi 鬼と柊 Demon and the Holly branch




fuku wa uchi 福は内 oni wa soto 鬼は外　and even fuku wa soto 福は外


oni wa soto 鬼は外 devil driven out



fuku wa soto 福は外 good luck driven out


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- - - - - Various motives with ONI - - - - -
- reference source : otsue.jp/os/T_oni2010 -

oni no junrei 鬼の巡礼 Demon on a pilgrimage



and more ONI items
- reference source : otsue.jp/os/T_oni2010 -


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Yanagi Soetsu Muneyoshi 柳宗悦 (1889-1961)
wrote about 大津絵 and Oni at the rituals during Setsubun 追分絵.

In some regions it was custom to stick a painting of an Oni upside-down on a sick part of the body and pray for healing.




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. Shiga 滋賀県の鬼伝説　Oni Demon Legends .

Shuten Dooji 酒呑童子 Shuten Doji "Sake Child" Demon, 童子切丸 Doji Killer Blade, Onimaru 鬼丸 killer blade
and much more
Fujiwara no Chikata no Yonki 藤原千方の四鬼 The four demons of Fujiwara Chikata
kijin 鬼人 "human demon"
綿向神社 Watamuki Jinja


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. Onipedia - 鬼ペディア　- Oni Demons - ABC-List - .

. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .

. - yookai, yōkai 妖怪 Yokai monsters - .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

. Mingei 民芸　Regional Folk Art from Japan .

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