Wisteria Maiden and Demon Priest, c. 1872, Kawanabe Ky?sai, Japanese, 1831 - 1889, 43 1/8 ¡Ñ 13 3/8 in. (109.54 ¡Ñ 33.97 cm) (image)77 3/8 ¡Ñ 18 in. (196.53 ¡Ñ 45.72 cm) (mount)78 3/4 ¡Ñ 20 1/8 ¡Ñ 2 in. (200.03 ¡Ñ 51.12 ¡Ñ 5.08 cm) (mount, with roller), Ink and color on silk, Japan, 19th century, This comical juxtaposition of the beauty and the beast pairs two popular characters from folk paintings sold as souvenirs. The Wisteria Maiden steps on the back of a demon priest to pull a branch of wisteria, ignoring his rapturous gaze and using him as no more than a footstool.