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Original fileFace, Mehitotsubou (cropped)
The figure is a stylized, bald man with a single large, centrally located eye, thick eyebrows, and prominent facial wrinkles around his nose and mouth. He has a slight stubble on his chin and upper lip, and wears a dark-colored, simple garment that covers his shoulders. The portrait is drawn in a flat, ink-and-wash style, emphasizing the distorted, heavy features and the singular, staring gaze of the creature.
The Mehitotsubou belongs to the Japanese yōkai tradition, specifically the hyakki yagyō (night parade of one hundred demons) scrolls which catalog folkloric creatures and spirits.
Hyakki Yagyō Emaki
This figure is a standard archetype found within the traditional scrolls depicting the night parade of one hundred demons.
Object
ink and wash
paper
Edo period
Japanese
mythological
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
1464 × 1951 px
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