The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha
late 1800s–early 1900s
(Japanese, 1849–1918)
Overall: 194.4 x 61 cm (76 9/16 x 24 in.); Painting only: 106 x 42 cm (41 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
Kelvin Smith Fund 1991.77
Location: not on view
Description
Among the subjects of souvenir paintings made since the 1600s in Ōtsu, a travel hub near Kyoto in western Japan, was a demon in monk’s robes reciting the name of the Buddha Amida to the rhythm of his gong. Ōtsu paintings largely disappeared with the advent of rail travel in the late 1800s, as people no longer stopped in the area. In this work, Kyoto-based artist Suzuki Shōnen reimagined the demon for the modern era—the simple figure from the Ōtsu painting is transformed into a realistic one accompanied by a calligraphic meditation on its nature.- ?–1991(David Newman, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1991–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Modern Japan (Japanese art rotation) 235. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 14, 2022-June 18, 2023).
- {{cite web|title=Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha|url=false|author=Suzuki Shōnen|year=late 1800s–early 1900s|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.77