Heroes going into the Mountain of Hell

NamePrint

Maker HASEGAWA Konobu I (Japanese, 1848 - 1940)

CultureJapanese

Date1875 (Meiji 8th Period)

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumPaper, ink, adhesive

Dimensions14 5/16 × 19 11/16 in. (36.3 × 50 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2019.15.1

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2019.15.1

ProvenancePurchased on Etsy by Curator Felicia Katz-Harris from AfterFutures, London-based collectors. They purchased from a Japanese online auction.

DescriptionWoodblock print board game featuring samurai and monsters; The primary color of this woodblock print print is red with details in blue, yellow, purple and pink. The print has comicbook-like layout comprised of 23 different scenes and two large pink blocks with black Japanese characters inside.