On-Meow-Ji (2022)Oil painting
by Yue Zeng

Onmyoji was one of the official positions belonging to the Bureau of Onmyō [ja] of the Ministry of the Center under the ritsuryō system in ancient Japan, and was assigned as a technical officer in charge of divination and geomorphology based on the theory of the yin-and-yang five phases. In the middle ages and early modern period, the term was used to refer to those who performed Prayers and divination in the private sector, and some of them were regarded as a kind of clergy.

This time I want to paint a cat as Onmyoji because it would be fun to say "On-Meow-Ji". Also, cat always fights evil spirits in all kinds of mythology stories. It would be perfect for a cat to be a guardian of shrine, to protect the world from darkness. By the way, the sigil on lantern is Seimei pentagram used by Abe no Seimei.

Although I tried my best to match the digital image the same as actual painting but the color may vary due to different monitor and monitor settings. Please be aware of this fact.
Hope you enjoy this one. :D

Materials used:

Oil paints, brushes,

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 40.64 x 50.8 x 1.91cm (unframed) / 40.64 x 50.8cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: Animals and birds

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