Wisteria Maiden and Demon Priest

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Wisteria Maiden and Demon Priest

Kawanabe KyōsaiLinkedCulture matchlcp-4bacdc2baae0

Date
c. 1872
Medium
Hanging scroll (hanging scroll), ink and color on silk
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
117179

This comical depiction of the beauty and the beast juxtaposes two popular characters from folk paintings and prints that were sold as souvenirs. The Wisteria Maiden steps on the back of a demon priest to pull a branch of wisteria, treating him as a footstool and ignoring his rapturous gaze. Japan, Asia

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Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly acquired by the Center in honor of Fred and Joan Baekeland

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