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Ushioni (Cow Demon) Figure
Ushioni (Cow Demon) Figure
Ushioni (Cow Demon) Figure
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Ushioni (Cow Demon) Figure

NameSculpture
CultureJapanese
Datec. 1960
Place madeUwajima, Ehime Prefecture, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions5 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 in. (13 × 3.2 × 2.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.161
Object numberA.1981.4.161
DescriptionSawn, carved, drilled, varnished, painted, glued. Two striped horns on top of head. Green ears at side of head. Tan eyes. Green head with red open mouth. Long black neck, incised surface, widens to meet unpainted rectangular block with two stamps.
Married Ushioni (Cow-Demon) Couple
Yoshiwo UTSUNOMIYA II
2018
Ushioni (Cow Demon) Toy
Yoshiwo UTSUNOMIYA I
c. 1960
Ushioni (Cow Demon) toy
Yoshiwo UTSUNOMIYA II
2018
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Ushioni (Cow Demon) toy
Yoshiwo UTSUNOMIYA I
ca. 1950
Jar
Artist unrecorded
Early 20th century
Cow
Linvel Barker
1992
Honda
Artist unrecorded
Mid-20th century
Cow figurine
Edgar Tolson
1960s