Evil thoughts turned Raigo of the Miidera Temple into a rat., Yoshitoshi, 1892

A giant rat in priest's clothing, along with other rats, gnawing on books and scrolls. Raigo, priest of the miidera temple, after his death turned into 1000 rats that destroyed the temple's sacred manuscripts. Label line: mentioned on object tsukioka yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892), 1892, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: woodcut print. Genre: ukiyo-e. Date: 1892. Place of creation: Japan; Tokyo. Dimensions: blad Height: 367 mm (14.44 in) blad Width: 247 mm (9.72 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Series Title: New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts. Kwade gedachten veranderden Raigo van de Miidera tempel in een rat.-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1984-36