On July 8th, at Kudoji (Kuduji, Sakamoto, Hirosaki City), a ghost painting, which is the true author of Ou Maruyama, a painter from the middle and late Edo era, was released for only one hour.

Once a year, the ghost painting "Hangonukounozu", which is held by the temple on the day of May 18 of the lunar calendar, will be open to the public. Continuing from last year, a tour to listen to the story of "Okyo no Ghost" while watching the Oghost Ghost Image was held, and there were about 60 visitors.

According to Ms. Mitsuaki Sudo, the ghost depicted in "Kounozou Kanozu" is the wife of Okyo, and it appears that she appeared as a ghost before her death before she could not draw a ghost image. Is said to have been done. "The release date is the day when he died in order to memorialize his wife," he said.

"There are many ghost paintings that are said to have been drawn by Ou Maruyama in Japan, but there is no one that can be determined to be a true calligraphy. Two are highly likely to be true calligraphy, and there are those at the University of California, Berkeley Museum of Art. , This painting in our temple."

Last year, I asked Sakata Sumizodo (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) to repair the ghost painting, which took about one year to repair. "It is important to leave it for future generations. There were some lessons that could be put to good use in the future, such as reviewing the collection method. The ghost paintings that came back had a brilliant shine," said Sudo.

It was said that it would rain on the public day, and expectations were rising among the participants. Although it was cloudy in the morning of this day, it was in the afternoon after the release, and the sky seemed to rain for a while.

The release is scheduled for May 18 of the lunar calendar next year.