Priest Kōbō Daishi Practicing Tantra, Demon and Wolf

A fierce muscular demon in red-and-green armor strides toward the left, gripping a long staff, while a seated priest in orange robes raises a ritual object before a pale wolf beside a tree trunk. Painted in ink and color on paper, a crescent moon hangs above the dark night landscape of this Japanese hanging scroll.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

1760-1868

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2540 × 1613 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art