Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)

The Old Hag of the Lonely House Essays by Yoshitoshi, 1877
Woodblock Print
14.50 x 10 in (36.83 x 25.40 cm)
7433 / INV. # 06155079
Sold
Inquire
Publisher: Masadaya Condition: Fine impression, color and condition. One of Yoshitoshi's finest and rarest early series. The subject is the Onibaba,, literally, Demon - Hag, an Oni from Japanese folklore that has the appearance of an old woman but is a y?kai that feasts on humans. Variously known as the "Demon-Hag," "Old Hag," "Mountain Woman," "the Goblin of Adachigahara," and "Kurozuka," the Onibaba has many stories behind her name. Wefound one particularly colorful account of the legend in the Japan times, from the Japan Times writer Mark Schreiber writing about his visit to the northeastern Tohoku region of Honshu known as Michinoku. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/10/21/general/in-search-of-the-fearsome-onibaba/#.VifV0rzxvHg

Related

Loading...

DOUG FRAZER
Email: info@theartofjapan.com
Phone: 206-369-2139
Mailing Address:
The Art of Japan/Doug Frazer
PO Box 432
Medina, WA 98039

RICHARD A. WALDMAN
Email: info@theartofjapan.com
Phone: 206-859-9940
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2967
Issaquah, WA 98027

DOUG FRAZER
Email: info@theartofjapan.com
Phone: 206-369-2139

Mailing Address:
The Art of Japan/Doug Frazer
PO Box 432
Medina, WA 98039

RICHARD A. WALDMAN
Email: info@theartofjapan.com
Phone: 206-859-9940

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2967
Issaquah, WA 98027

Copyright © 2023, Art Gallery Websites by ArtCloudCopyright © 2023, Art Gallery Websites by ArtCloud