Japan: The Ushi-Oni is a sea monster with the head of a cow and the body of a giant spider or crab. From the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, Edo Period (1603-1868).
Japan: The Ushi-Oni is a sea monster with the head of a cow and the body of a giant spider or crab. From the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, Edo Period (1603-1868).
Caption:
The Bakemono Zukushi handscroll, painted in the Edo period (18th-19th century) by an unknown artist, depicts 24 traditional monsters that traditionally haunt people and localities in Japan.
Credit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group