Painting, hanging scroll, Kawanabe Kyōsai, between 1871 and 1889

Painting, hanging scroll. Skeletons dancing; one skeleton seated and playing shamisen beneath broken paper; other skeletons, some with bamboo swords at their sides, others with towels bound around their foreheads, enjoying music and dancing. Ink and colour on silk. Signed and sealed. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1871 and 1889. Dimensions: Height: 213.50 centimetres (mount); ; Height: 135.60 centimetres; Width: 88.20 centimetres (mount); Width: 66 centimetres. Medium: silk. Collection: British Museum. Painting, hanging scroll (BM 1946,0209,0.48 5)