Tale of Geishu Budayu, handscroll

This picture scroll has been handed down in the Tachibana family of Yanagawa Domain. It tells the story of a boy named Inou Heitaro who had fearlessly confronted ghosts and monsters for one month, which is based on his experience in the mid Edo period (18th century). The story had been introduced in various ways, known by the name of “Ino Mononoke Roku”. The picture scroll in the Tachibana family consists of three volumes, which was painted in the late Edo period. It describes Heitaro’s experience vividly. The monsters which appeared at his house almost every night were all terrifying, but there is something charming about them.