鬼おにの念ねん仏ぶつ

expression, noun

demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif)

Refers to a specific motif in Ōtsu-e folk paintings: a demon dressed as a monk holding a bell. The phrase is not used as a general idiom outside this art context.

See also: 大津絵

• 大おお津つ絵えには「鬼おにの念ねん仏ぶつ」という有ゆう名めいな画が題だいがある。

  In Ōtsu-e, there is a famous motif called 'demon's prayer'.