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Oni
A statue of red oni.

An Oni is a creature from Japanese folklore. They are described as large monsters who resemble ogres, trolls and demons. Sometimes they are described with horns usually wearing a jaguar skin loincloth and are very masculine.

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  • Kobo Daishi Practicing the Tantra, with Demon and Wolf, by Hokusai

    An oni menaces the monk Kūkai as he practices the tantra. Painting by Hokusai (1760–1849).

  • Oni2WP

    This oni (ogre) tramples a hapless villain in Beppu, Oita, Oita Prefecture, a famous onsen hot springs resort on the island of Kyushu in Japan.

  • Oni-gawara1

    Onigawara on the roof of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.

  • Oni in pilgrim's clothing

    Oni in pilgrim's clothing. Tokugawa period. Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper. 59.2 by 22.1 centimetres (23.3 in × 8.7 in)

  • Kyosai Oni in priest's robes

    Depiction of an oni chanting a Buddhist prayer. The oni (ogre or demon) is dressed in the robes of a wandering Buddhist priest. He carries a gong, a striker, and a hogacho (Buddhist subscription list). By Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1864.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Oni (folclore japonés) para niños

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