DepartmentAsia

Talisman (Demon Image)

NameTalisman

CultureJapanese

Dateca. 1950, staff

Place madeOtsu, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumWood, paper, paint, straw

Dimensions5 11/16 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (14.5 × 6.4 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles Meech, A.1983.1.20

Object numberA.1983.1.20

Collections

DescriptionCut. Flat, cut-out head of demon is mounted on square in block base. Scroll with legend and chop hangs from head.

Darío Soteno Léon

1997

c. 1960

Artist Not Recorded

c. 1958

2005

Yoshiwo UTSUNOMIYA II

2018

José Aragón

Artist Not Recorded

early 20th-mid 20th Century

ca.1937, Donor

TERAI Ichiyu

2022

Regelio Buzman

ca. 1990

Artist Not Recorded

Mid-19th century

Artist Not Recorded

ca 1960