DepartmentAsia
"Scene from Minoriyoshi Kogane no Kikuzuki" from the Series: Titles of Dance Descriptions
NameWoodblock print (ukiyo-e)
Maker
Kunisada
((AKA TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864))
CultureJapanese
Date1856
Place madeJAPAN, EAST ASIA, ASIA
MediumPaper, ink
Dimensions14 3/16 × 9 13/16 in. (36 × 25 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2019.39.1
Object numberFA.2019.39.1
ProvenancePurchased at Gallery Soumei-do. They purchased from weekly Tokyo auction for ukiyo-e.
DescriptionFemale ghost figure with blue lips, has a hand on man's shoulder; another man holds an inside-out umbrella and looks at the ghost. A multi-colored figure (hitodama) flickers above the ghost's head. A well can be seen at lower right.
Meiji period (circa 1910)
Molleno
