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The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji, from the series One Hundred Ghost Stories (Hyaku monogatari)


「百物語 こはだ小平二」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1831–32 (Tenpô 2–3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 18.5 x 25.7 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10235
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné TNM, Hokusai (2005), #389; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 227, vertical chûban #25.4; Addiss, Japanese Ghosts and Demons (1985, 2005), p. 20
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20438, 21.10235
Signed Saki no Hokusai hitsu
前北斎筆
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.