DepartmentAsia
Rokurokubi (long-necked woman)
NamePainting; Artist Trading Card
Artist
Ranryoutei Shibai
CultureJapanese
Date2019
Place madeKyoto, JAPAN, East Asia, Asia
MediumArtist board, watercolor
Dimensions3 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/16 in. (9.2 × 6.1 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2019.36.1
Object numberFA.2019.36.1
ProvenancePurchased by the curator from the artist at a Yōkai art market (Mononoke Ichi) in Kyoto on May 25, 2019.
DescriptionImage of woman with long, curved neck. Woman has tied-back hair with a comb at top, front. Her head and neck extends from behind or above a plant with red berries. Japanese writing extends down from viewer's top right. Artist seal is on the right.
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