Jim O'Neil's photos with the keyword: sumki-e

狸, Tanuki an animal indigenous to Japan with relatives on the Asian continent. 狸 Tanuki is often, in English, translated as 'raccoon dog'. -though it is no relation to the raccoon nor the dog. In Japanese folklore 狸 is mischievous, capricious, and sometimes downright mean and nasty. He is usually depicted with a straw hat, a jug of sake in hand and a purse of pad hanging on his waist that he uses to write the IOUs for all the sake he drinks. He is also usually depicted with a grand belly and exceptionally large gonads dragging the ground. Sumi-e. inks brushed on 'rice' paper, unmounted, 13 by 18 inches. Thanks for viewing; Jim (狸爺)