Sep 12, 2020
''Portrait of the Sacred Beast Baize'' by Gusukuma Seiho (城間清豊, 19 November 1614 – 16 November 1644), Early 17th century, Ryukyu Kingdom
Colors on hanging paper scrolls. 80 cm x 35.6 cm. The scroll depicts Hakutaku or Baize, a mythical Chinese creature with nine eyes (three on its face and six on its body).
Okinawa Prefectural Museum
Most of Gusukuma's works were destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa. There is only one extant work which bears a Seal (rakan) confirming it to have been painted by Gusukuma.[1]
