Ushioni (Cow Demon) Figure

NameSculpture

CultureJapanese

Datec. 1960

Place madeUwajima, Ehime Prefecture, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA

MediumWood, fiber, paper, paint, metal, paper

Dimensions13 7/16 × 4 3/16 × 3 1/8 in. (34.2 × 10.7 × 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.107V

Object numberA.1981.4.107V

Description3 pieces. Cut, carved, nailed, painted brown. Stained rectangular base with slender neck wrapped in brown. Barkcloth. Open mounted head with extended red tongue, lips, ears, nostrils. Gold teeth, eyes, knob on head. Black and white horns. White paper by ears. Wood box, lid, labeled.