DepartmentAsia
Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider)
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.2019.36.2
Object numberFA.2019.36.2
ProvenancePurchased by the curator from the artist at a Yōkai art market (Mononoke Ichi) in Kyoto on May 25, 2019.
DescriptionImage of large monster-like spider in front of his web. Japanese writing along the top, and red stamp / artist seal at viewer's top left corner.
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th century
