Scroll

Title

Scroll

Description

Painted on silk with tempera and ink. Mounted on brocade and paper bone scroll ends. Depicts Ofuku the goddess of happiness throwing red beans at grimmacing demon (oni). Depicts a Japanese custom of throwing red beans around the house to purify and scare off demons on the third day of New Year's Setsuban. Showa Period post 1926.

Identifier

1986.043.001

Collection