1927, Tsukioka Kōgyo, Adachigahara, from the series Nōogaky hyakuban -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: Like in many noh plays, in Adachigahara, a monk and his attendants chance upon a place where they seek lodging for the night. They find the old house of an even older woman, who invites them to sleep there. The house is eerie and is dominated by an ancient spinning wheel. As night arrives, the woman announces she will leave to gather firewood. She warns the party not to look into the house's other room. While she is gone, an attendant's curiosity gets the better of him, and he peeks into the room, only to discover a mountain of bodies in decay. The woman, who is a demon, returns and attacks the group, only to be quelled by the pleading prayers of the monk.
1927, Tsukioka Kōgyo, Adachigahara, from the series Nōogaky hyakuban -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: Like in many noh plays, in Adachigahara, a monk and his attendants chance upon a place where they seek lodging for the night. They find the old house of an even older woman, who invites them to sleep there. The house is eerie and is dominated by an ancient spinning wheel. As night arrives, the woman announces she will leave to gather firewood. She warns the party not to look into the house's other room. While she is gone, an attendant's curiosity gets the better of him, and he peeks into the room, only to discover a mountain of bodies in decay. The woman, who is a demon, returns and attacks the group, only to be quelled by the pleading prayers of the monk.