Bishamonten Pursuing an Oni

Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

Bishamonten Pursuing an Oni

c. 1885

Hashimoto Gahō (Japanese, 1835–1908)

In Japanese Buddhism, Bishamonten is one of the Four Kings of Heaven who guard against attacks by demons (oni). Here a demon has stolen the stupa (a reliquary symbolizing Buddhist law) that Bishamonten usually carries in his left hand.

Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Bishamonten Pursuing an Oni

Date:

c. 1885

Artist:

Hashimoto Gahō (Japanese, 1835–1908)

Medium:

Ink and color on paper, hanging scroll

Dimensions:

49 1/2 × 24 3/4 inches (125.8 × 62.9 cm) Mount: 7 feet 6 1/2 inches × 31 inches (229.9 × 78.7 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Moncure Biddle in memory of her father, Ernest F. Fenollosa, 1941

Accession Number:

1941-107-15

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

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