Tile

onigawara 鬼瓦

Standort

The ridge-end tiles of a temple roof were shaped in the form of, for example, the demons oni 鬼. They have the power to ward off evil, and date back originally to the Buddhist infernal demons.

Object data

Inv. No.

110775

Object Name

Tile

Collection

Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este (1863 Graz - 1914 Sarajevo) - GND

Dated

1600-1868

Period

Late Edo Period

Geography

Ostasien/Japan

Material

Fired clay