The 19th century Japanese ivory root sculpture "Ghost Mother Catching Ghosts"
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This cultural relic is an ivory root sculpture called "Ghost Mother Catching Ghosts", created by a Japanese artist in the 19th century. This is a small Japanese root sculpture, usually made of ivory, used to decorate and secure the waistband of kimono. It is currently housed at the Minneapolis Museum of Art in the United States. This piece depicts the Japanese mother catching a ghost with a hat. Guizimu is a deity in traditional Chinese culture, believed to be the god of exorcism. His image is usually depicted as a agile warrior, wielding a sword, with a stern face, chasing or capturing ghosts and demons.