Ema with image of Oni

NameOffering, Votive

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1960

Place madeOTSU, KINKI DISTRICT, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA

MediumWood, paint, fiber cord

Dimensions5 13/16 × 9 1/4 × 7/8 in. (14.7 × 23.5 × 2.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.200a-b

Object numberA.1981.4.200a-b

Collections

Asia

DescriptionTwo ema: (a) larger plaque, (b) smaller plaque. Nailed, painted oni (demon) with orange face, feet and hands. Brown robe with white and green trim. Two small panels of lettering. Roof like frame nailed accross top. String hanger. // $10 ea. See "Japanese Toys"; Sonobe; Plate 223, Page 479.