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Original fileThe sculpture depicts a blue-skinned, anthropomorphic oni with spiky yellow hair and two upward-curving horns, viewed from behind. It wears tiger-print loincloths and is positioned on a concrete pedestal next to an asphalt road that curves through a lush, forested mountain valley. The figure holds a black, studded iron staff in its right hand and a small blue bowl in its left, while looking out toward the mountainside.
This statue relates to the rich folklore of Ōe-chō, Fukuchiyama, which is famously associated with the legend of Shuten-dōji, a powerful oni king said to have resided in the nearby Mount Ōe. The placement of such statues serves as both a cultural marker for this regional narrative and a guardian figure common to Buddhist-influenced local tradition.
Shuten-dōji legends
The statue is located in Ōe-chō, the legendary domain of the oni king Shuten-dōji.
Object
sculpture
Reiwa period
Japanese
sculpture
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
5184 × 3888 px
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