DepartmentAsia

Demon

NameFigure

CultureJapanese

Datec. 1965

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumCeramic, straw, paint

Dimensions4 13/16 × 2 3/4 × 4 7/16 in. (12.2 × 7 × 11.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.918

Object numberA.1981.4.918

Collections

DescriptionHand-built, pinched, painted. Clay, lion-like. Brown head and body, white and black ears. One mane, legs and ruff painted tan and black. Left mane indicated with white zig-zags, orange rimmed white eyes, orange mouth, white teeth, green cheeks and nose, fiber topknot.