An illustrated marriage of apparitions

Unknown (Japanese)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

mid-19th century

Height:

25.9 cm  (10 3/16 in.)

Width:

1310.6 cm  (516 in.)

Dimensions of entire scroll. Specific scene found approximately one third of the way from the right edge of the scroll.

Technique / Medium:

ink and color on paper

Place of creation:

Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

Additional titles

Description

This Edo-period handscroll depicts a procession of 100 supernatural monsters, including a detailed scene within the scroll, showing a fantastic figure with a pipa for a head being attacked by a creature in the form of a koto.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Pipa [3413]
Koto [3668]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5125