He gassen

He-Gassen (Japanese: 屁合戦, literally: "Fart competitions"), also known as Houhi-Gassen (放屁合戦, "Farting competitions") is a Japanese art scroll created during the Edo period by an unknown artist or several unknown artists.

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• He gassen arts and farts
• Fart battle picture scroll hegassen emaki waseda university
• References

The scroll depicts various scenes with one peculiar characteristic reoccurring throughout the scroll: at least one character is having a bout of flatulence directed against other characters. The scroll may have been made to highlight the political and social changes in Japan.

The scroll has been digitized by the Waseda University Library.