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Otoroshi by Lance Red

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Title:	Otoroshi
Date Created:	October 2018
Copyright:	© Lance Red
Genre:	Fantasy
Mediums:	Oils
Views:	649
Posted:	12/7/2018

Lance Red
Member Since January 2016

Projects: Freelance Illustrator working on a variety of projects in the table top gaming industry, as well as private commisions, and a new personal series. More of his work can be found at http://lance.red

Location: Michigan, USA

An Otoroshi is a yokai creature from Japanese mythology and folklore. They are said to be creatures which guard gates, temples, or holy ground. To do this they often perch high up, such as on tori gates as shown in the painting because these gates mark the entrance to the sacred grounds of the temple, and from these high up perches will pounce down upon their prey and devour them.