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Japanese Paintings Representing Demons or Ghosts



Size framed - 16 3/4" x 14 3/4"

 

 

Size framed - 16 3/4" x 14 3/4"

 

 


Size framed - 21 3/4" x 14 3/4"

            Japanese Paintings Representing Demons or Ghosts
           
             Originally part of a hand scroll depicting characters in the Hayakki-Yako

             Hayakki-Yako ("Night Parade of One Hundred Demons") was a Japanese folk belief.
             The belief holds that every year Yokai, the Japanese supernatural beings,
             will take to the streets during summer nights.

             Origin: Japan
             Age: 16th - 18th century
             Material: Light color on paper
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