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Original file19.Yume no seirei
A pale, gaunt old man is depicted with hunched shoulders and thin, exposed ribs, dressed in a simple, light-colored robe that leaves his chest bare. His face has a weathered, somber expression with deep-set eyes, and his long, thinning hair flows back from his head. With his right hand, he grips a slender, dark walking staff, while his left hand is raised to his side with fingers slightly curled, as if gesturing or balancing. The ink drawing uses minimalist lines against a plain, aged paper background.
This image belongs to the Japanese tradition of bakemono (supernatural entities or monsters) often featured in yōkai emaki (scrolls of spirits). The title 'Yume no seirei' relates to the cultural fascination with the boundary between the dream world and the spirit realm during the Edo period.
ゆめのせいれい
Translation
Spirit of the Dream
Bakemono no e
This work is a characteristic example of the yōkai visual cataloging tradition found in scrolls titled 'Bakemono no e'.
Object
ink wash painting
paper
Edo period
Japanese
mythological
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
4198 × 4206 px
Linked Data
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