eKokuhou - Musée national Trésor nationaux Biens culturels importants. Hiroshige - Tokaido Road. Le theatre No. Edo-period monster paintings by Sawaki Suushi. In the sophisticated popular culture of the Edo period (1603-1868), much attention was devoted to Japan's rich pantheon of traditional monsters and apparitions, known as yokai.
Sometimes frightening, sometimes humorous, these compelling Japanese folk creatures were the subject of numerous artistic and literary works. One such work was Hyakkai Zukan, a collection of picture scrolls completed in 1737 by Sawaki Suushi, a relatively unknown artist who studied under master painter Hanabusa Itcho (1702-1772). Japanese Art Collection Highlights.