An Illustrated Marriage of Apparitions
1804
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1804
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a long paper scroll unrolling a wedding between two ghostly creatures—one with a lumpy head, one with a long tongue—surrounded by floating spirits and tiny monsters. The whole story is told without words, just pictures. Each scene shows the couple meeting, getting engaged, marrying, and even having a baby ghost. It’s like a comic strip from the 1800s, but with supernatural beings instead of people. If you like this playful take on folklore, look up *Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)* for more ghostly scrolls.
