暁斎百鬼画談|Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

1890 · Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style binding); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

This was one of the Meiji artist’s most popular books, which was published in various editions, including posthumous ones such as this one, from a year after the artist died. It shows a procession of demons who appear throughout the night, offering a spectacular visual encyclopedia of supernatural creatures of premodern Japanese folklore.

Artist

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

Date

1890

Medium

Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style binding); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Anita V. Beenk, 2016