Picture of Raikō and his Four Companions Conquering the Demon of Mount Ōe

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Picture of Raikō and his Four Companions Conquering the Demon of Mount Ōe

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Kiya SōjirōLinkedCulture matchlcp-3dc6df54218a

Date
1864, 10th lunar month
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
127783

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In this triptych, legendary warrior Minamoto Raikō and his four loyal retainers, along with courtier Fujiwara no Yasumasa, face off against the demon Shuten dōji of Mount Ōe. Raikō stands at the bottom of the center print, his gaze locked onto his enemy, while the other men brandish their swords and women flee. Shuten dōji was a red-skinned demon who abducted young people in Kyoto and liked to drink sake. Raikō sneaked into the demon’s lair in Mount Ōe and attacked him while he slept. The legend was a popular one, adapted into Noh and Kabuki theater plays and commonly depicted by ukiyo-e designers. Japan, Asia

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The Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation, gifts of various donors, by exchange, and gift of Edmond Freis in memory of his parents, Rose and Leon Freis

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