Black-and-white woodblock print of an armored samurai facing a horned demon with clawed feet on a tiled floor, with swirling clouds and smoke.

The Demon Shutendoji, from the album Yamato Irotake

A black-and-white woodblock print in sumizuri-e style shows an armored warrior confronting a horned demon that breathes smoke at upper right. The demon, with wild hair and clawed feet, stands on a tiled floor beside a long rod and a small calligraphic sign, with swirling clouds behind.

Artist: Okumura Masanobu
Date: 1705-8
Medium: Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, ōban
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1183 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1711).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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