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Japanese woodcut of a flying demon in a patterned robe above two startled men with poles, against grey clouds, with vertical Japanese text.

A female demon with a dead infant in her teeth flies off as two men look on in shocked amazement. Colour woodcut by Ikumaru, 1867.

A Japanese colour woodcut shows a flying demon in a blue and white patterned robe above two startled men holding long poles. The men, one in a green striped robe and one in blue checked cloth, gaze upward against a grey cloud background, with vertical Japanese text at upper left.

Artist
Ikumaru.
Date
1867
Medium
Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2824 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1867.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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