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BAKEMONO NO E (ILLUSTRATIONS OF SUPERNATURAL CREATURES)
EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

A Japanese bakemono makimono (handscroll paintings of monsters) forming an illustrated index of fantastic creatures; painted in ink and colour on thin, lightweight paper; starting with a group of figures seated around a lantern, followed by a large number of ghosts, monsters, and other mythical creatures, each otherworldly creature identified by an inscription handwritten above it, 26cm x 1792cm. (4)