Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons (Kyōsai hyakki gadan) 暁斎百鬼画談

Adults and children huddle around a brazier, or coal fire, to hear ghost stories.

A man, perhaps the artist himself, has set down his calligraphy brush and reaches to extinguish a lamp. Once darkness falls, the demons will appear.

Skeleton soldiers, a horse with the head of a man, and other monsters advance in the growing darkness.

A one-eyed, malformed goddess, Benzaiten, is accompanied by an elephant, reptilian monsters, and, at left, the fierce Buddhist guardian Fudō Myōō holding a sword.

Ritual implements such as a monk’s fly whisk, boots, and a Buddhist gong become monsters.

Musical instruments, a lute (biwa) and zither (koto), appear as monsters.

At right, a demon with a large nose and wings (tengū) carries panpipes (shō) and a pilgrim’s staff. His servant follows in wooden clogs (geta), with a wolf-like head and gaping mouth.

A helmet for a court dance (bugaku), a chime (kei), ritual scepter (nyoi), and a folding fan turn into flying and running demons.

At right, a monster grips a feathered spear. An ogre follows, wearing a nobleman’s cap (eboshi) and carrying a similar spear.

At left, a small demon riding a badger with a stirrup on its head follows a hairy headed demon and at far right, a shrouded, furry animal.

At right, a horned demon bears a spiked spear. At left, a beaked demon wields a wooden mallet over a one-eyed red demon’s head.

At left, a monster holds up a mirror for an Otafuku-esque ghoul to apply black dye to her teeth. At right, a chubby faced figure carries a bag beside a three-eyed ghoul.

Animal demons, including one resembling a mad Shinto priest, carouse on an enormous bolt of cloth. A clawed monster hides underneath.

At left, a beaked demon holds an umbrella monster, followed by a rope monster riding a hobbyhorse, and a hairy monster with a long, horned snout (kirin).

Everyday kitchen utensils such as lids, pots, and trivets have turned into monsters.

Demons emerge from a large, wooden chest.

Monsters, including a badger wearing a courtier’s cap, carry Buddhist ritual implements, such as a magical scroll inscribed in Sanskrit, at far right.

Several monsters, continue the procession, including one with a Buddhist monk’s alms bowl on its head.

A row of demons, some with banners, another with a gourd-like head, march forward.

A group of rowdy ghouls appears, including, at far right, a demon in a red robe with a hand scroll.

At right is the demon Nurarihyon, in the guise of an old man with a huge head and Buddhist rosary. He is followed by rodent-like monsters.

Frightening beasts have features, from left, of a hag, an elephant, and a rabbit.

A green dragon chases demons, including a winged hag, at right, who is embracing a tiny creature. Below, a pink one-eyed monster wears a grass skirt.

Under dawn’s red sun, the parade of demons ends. From left: the one-eyed Aobōzu, who kidnaps children, a water dwelling creature (kappa), and Nuribotoke, a Buddha-like demon with dangling eyeballs.

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