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Devil Priest | woodblock print by Matahei (early 18th centur… | Flickr Japanese Painting, Woodblock Print, Early 20th Century, 18th Century, 20th Century, Art

woodblock print by Matahei (early 18th century); printed from re-carved blocks probably early 20th century; from my collection. A devil as an itinerant priest in the Otsu-e style. This design was pasted inside houses for protection. Oban tate-e (24.5 x 44.0 cm). From the Mingeikan Folk Crafts Museum description of Otsu-e: "The name otsu-e is derived from the place where these paintings were sold, in and around the post town of Otsu, which lay on the Tokaido Road running between Edo (present…

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