DepartmentAsia

Yurei (Ghost) Hovering over her bones

NameHanging Scroll Painting

(not entered)Kakijiku

CultureJapanese

DateA summer day in 1862

Place madeJapan, Asia

Place collectedAcheres, Versailles, France, Europe

MediumPaper, paint, fabric, antler

Dimensions74 13/16 × 25 9/16 × 1 in. (190 × 65 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2018.42.1

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2018.42.1

Collections

Asia

ProvenancePurchased from gallery who acquired it in Japan from gallery circa 2016.

DescriptionThis scroll painting is of a female ghost. Her hair is black and partially in a bun. She wears a long white robe with a black sash around her waist. There are wisps of willow branches in the background, as well as a skull in the bottom right hand corner of the painting.