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Zhong Kui (the demon queller) with five demons

20th century

Chinese

woodblock print on paper

Netsuke of a demon mask

19th century

Japanese

wood

Mother Goddess and Child upon Her Left Thigh, Seated upon a Lion

18th century

Indian

copper

Durga subduing the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)

14th century - 16th century

Indian

bronze

‘Sung Sang Kala’ (Sunday in “Pelelintangan” —Balinese calendar)

late 19th century

Balinese

ink and opaque watercolor on hand-woven cotton

Demon Frightens Nayika in the Forest

19th century

Indian

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Demon Soliticing Contributions

20th century

Japanese

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Devimahatmya manuscript page: The Goddess Ambika fights a host of demons

circa 1725

Nepali

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

The goddess Durga and her lion punish demons, folio from a “Devimahatmya” loose-leaf manuscript

circa 1725

Nepali

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold? on paper

Râmâyana manuscript, folio 101: Demon Armies Pour Out of Ravana’s Castle

circa 1785-1800

Artist Unknown, India, Seu-Nainsukh School

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

The Bodhisattva Jizô with a demon and children

18th century - 19th century

Japanese

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Yao Ritual Scroll

19th century - mid 20th century

Chinese

hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton

The Snake Charmer

1907-1908

Oskar Kokoschka

tempera on wove paper

Asura head, style of Angkor Thom

1175-1240

Khmer

sandstone

Netsuke of hannya (female ghost or demon) mask

19th century

Japanese

wood