Portrait of an Oni or Yōkai

The figure is shown in profile, facing to the right with an expression of intense weariness or sorrow. His skin has a pale, greenish-grey tint, and his anatomy is rendered with gaunt, bony features, including prominent clavicles and deep furrows around the eyes and mouth. He wears a thin, flowing robe, and his hair streams out behind him as if caught in a spectral breeze.

This image belongs to the Bakemono no e (scrolls of monsters) tradition of the Japanese Edo period, which cataloged various supernatural entities, ghouls, and spirits (yōkai) from Japanese folklore.