O-Nyudo

NameHanging Scroll Painting

Maker Gyotei (1874 - 1934)

CultureJapanese

DateMeiji period (circa 1910)

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumSilk, paper, paint. Wood box

Dimensionsa. Scroll: 67 5/16 × 19 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (171 × 49.5 × 4.5 cm)
b. Box bottom: 1 3/4 × 20 11/16 × 3 1/8 in. (4.5 × 52.5 × 8 cm)
c. Box top: 1 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (3.25 × 10.4 × 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2017.91.1a-c

Object numberA.2017.91.1a-c

DescriptionHanging scroll painting (Kakejikn) with box container; scroll has rectangular painting showing three figures, one an oversized "yokai" ghost in the background, in the foreground are two blind male figures, one older and one younger, painting is enclosed by tan rectangular border.