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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Apparition of the large skeleton summoned by Takiyasha, daughter of Taira no Masakado in his haunted Soma Castle in front of Otake Taro Mitsukuni and his retainer

Description

Maker

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (Japanese, 1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Apparition of the large skeleton summoned by Takiyasha, daughter of Taira no Masakado in his haunted Soma Castle in front of Otake Taro Mitsukuni and his retainer

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1844

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 37 x 24.4 cm (14 9/16 x 9 5/8 inches); Sheet: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso (all 3 parts), bottom right in pencil:ICB95

Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2336A

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Dec 10, 1997 – Mar 08, 1998

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (Japanese, 1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Hachi (Japanese), publisher
Apparition of the large skeleton summoned by Takiyasha, daughter of Taira no Masakado in his haunted Soma Castle in front of Otake Taro Mitsukuni and his retainer, ca. 1844
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 37 x 24.4 cm (14 9/16 x 9 5/8 inches)<br>Sheet: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.2336A

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