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An Illustrated Marriage of Apparitions

An Illustrated Marriage of Apparitions

化物婚礼絵巻

mid-1800s

Japan, Edo period

(1615-1868)

Handscroll; ink and color on paper

Overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.); Painting only: 25.9 x 1310.6 cm (10 3/16 x 516 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1987.194

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Description

The matchmaking, engagement, wedding, and birth of the first child of two apparitions, or bakemono, literally "things that change," are illustrated in this whimsical, humorous handscroll. Japanese folklore abounds with such strange creatures, most famously represented in handscrolls featuring a procession of 100 supernatural monsters. Aside from a textual preface and cartouches indicating the content of the scenes, the tale is told visually. The artist and whereabouts of the original handscroll are unknown, but a number of other 19th-century copies by amateur painters exist in Japanese collections, attesting to its broad appeal.

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Collection: 
ASIAN - Handscroll
Department: 
Japanese Art
Type of artwork: 
Painting
Medium: 
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Credit line: 
John L. Severance Fund

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