Scary painting

The 'Scary Painting is a painting that can be bought from the dubious Crazy Redd in all games in the Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]] series. It is a rather terrifying Japanese print by the mysterious Sharaku, a Japanese artist. Little is known of him- he was active for only around ten months in 1794 and 1795, and may even be a group of artists that used the name 'Sharaku'- this word is a shortened version of the word sharakusai, meaning 'nonsense' in Japanese. The artist/s did not become popular until the 20th century- peices by Sharaku are now considered to be some of the best examples of Japanese woodblock art.

The Scary Painting depicts a Kabuki actor supposedly during a performance. The painting is on display in the Tokyo National Museum.

*3,920 Bells reflects the price Redd charges for the painting. The actual buy price (if purchased through the catalog) is 1,960 Bells.