
Priest Raigo of Miidera Transforming into a Vengeful Rat
- Date:
- 1891
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.6 × 23.5 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
A crouching robed priest with a pale, elongated face and clawed hands is surrounded by gray rats swarming over scattered scrolls and books at his feet, while more rats stream through the air overhead against a dark gray background. He wears layered robes in brown, purple, and patterned lavender, and a reddish-brown pillar with vertical grain stands behind him beside a red-and-yellow cartouche bearing the title text. Priest Raigo of Miidera Transforming into a Vengeful Rat, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1891, woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Priest Raigo of Miidera Transforming into a Vengeful Rat was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1891.
Priest Raigo of Miidera Transforming into a Vengeful Rat depicts figures and animals.
Priest Raigo of Miidera Transforming into a Vengeful Rat measures 35.6 × 23.5 cm (Oban format).







