The Warrior Ômori Hikoshichi Carrying a Demon on His Back
- Date:
- About 1772
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; chûban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A warrior strides forward on bare feet across a bare tan-colored ground, his robe patterned in a diamond lattice over pale florals and bound with a sash holding a sheathed sword at his hip. On his back he carries a red-skinned, dark-haired demon with bulging eyes and a white beard, its clawed hand gripping the man's face and its long white hair or drapery swirling upward to fill the pale background. Katsukawa Shunshō, 1767, color woodblock print (chûban); muted palette of ochre, dusty rose, and ivory with black outlines, signed with the artist's name in the lower left.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Warrior Ômori Hikoshichi Carrying a Demon on His Back was created by Katsukawa Shunshō (勝川春章) in About 1772.