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Summary
author Unknown Title: Hungry Ghosts Scroll 日本語: 餓鬼草紙 (がきぞうし) Rouleau des Etres Affamés 한국어: 아귀도

Date: late 12th century Medium: Color on paper Dimensions: 26.8 × 538.4 cm (10.55 × 211.97 in) (whole scroll) Current location: Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, Japan

Notes: Detail of second section of the Hungry Ghosts Scroll located at the Kyoto National Museum. The scroll depicts the world of the hungry ghosts, one of the six realms of Buddhism and contains tales of salvation of the hungry ghosts. This section explains how those who have been born as hungry ghosts are saved by the offerings of the living. It relates the story of one of the thirty-six types of hungry ghosts who constantly seek water to drink. The central scene of this section shows people pouring water on a funerary marker for the ullambana festival for the dead. The whole scroll has been designated as National Treasure of Japan in the category paintings. It was possibly part of a set of scrolls depicting the six realms which was kept at Sanjūsangen-dō. Source: Tokyo National Museum, Emuseum