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Love-Smitten Demons
Torii Kiyonagac. 1782
- Attribution
- Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; hashira-e
- Physical dimensions
- 67.5 × 12.2 cm (26 5/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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Two demons are seated upon a floating cloud, entranced by the beauty of a tall woman who stands on the ground below. The pink demon uses a spyglass to get a better view. This type of tall and narrow print is called a hashira-e, or “pillar print,” because it was meant to be pasted onto an interior architectural pillar.
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