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Oni no mamako 鬼の継子
1927
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Title
Oni no mamako 鬼の継子
Creator
Tsukioka, Gyokusei, 1908-1994
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1927
Identifier
20101012-kogyo-0082
Description
The demon's stepchild. A widow and her infant encounter a demon while traveling. The woman agrees to marry the demon to protect her child or the soul of her dead husband (pictured here). The demon at first holds her child, but has a hard time restraining himself from eating it. Signature: 江 文 [Kōbun]. Seal: Red letter seal in a round shape: 月岡 [Tsukioka]. Category: Kyōgen (demon play).
Extent
256 x 379 mm.
Publisher
Tokyo: Daikokuya [Matsuki Heikichi]
Type
still image
Genre
prints (visual works)
color prints (prints)
woodcuts (prints)
color woodcuts (prints)
nishiki-e
Subject
Kyōgen
Source
Kyōgen gojuban 狂言五十番
Collection
Kōgyo: The Art of Noh
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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