White Demon (Shirogami; Tōkōji)
White Demon (白鬼)
Object RecordSC-1807-011
- Type
- sculpture
- Date
- 1807
- Date Notes
- Mokujiki age 90; circa 1807–1808.
- Medium
- Wood
- Location
- Tōkōji (東光寺); Yakushidō (薬師堂); Inagawa-chō Kitasekine
- City
- Inagawa-chō
- Prefecture
- Hyōgo
- Country
- Japan
- Sources
- InagawaWalkingMap2014
Notes
White Demon (白鬼 Shirogami) attending the Ten Kings in the underworld iconographic programme. Unusual subject in Mokujiki's oeuvre — one of only two known demonic figures (compare 紅鬼/Red Demon if any).
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Current Location
Tōkōji (東光寺); Yakushidō (薬師堂); Inagawa-chō Kitasekine
Inagawa-chō, Hyōgo, Japan