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YOSHITOSHI TSUKIOKA (1839-1892)
Kiyomori Sees Hundreds of Skulls at Fukuhara
New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts
Meiji 1890
10 x 14 5/8 in.
Condition: Excellent. Unframed.
Ref. WP2292
Tairo no Kiyomori was a ruthless ruler of Japan in the 12th century. Toward the end of his life, he started to go insane. The shapes in his snow-covered garden began to look like the skulls of his victims. This is a print from the series New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts, one of the best work by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. This print is highlighted with urushi-e and blind embossing.
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