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「百物語 お岩さん」
The Ghost of Oiwa (Oiwa-san), from the series One Hundred Ghost Stories (Hyaku monogatari)
「百物語 お岩さん」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1831–32 (Tenpô 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.3 x 18.9 cm (10 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession NumberRES.54.159
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM, Hokusai (2005), #390; Shimazaki, "Ghost of Oiwa," Impressions 29 (2007-8), fig. 12; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 227, vertical chûban #25.3; Addiss, Japanese Ghosts and Demons (1985, 2005), p. 24
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20457, 21.10239, RES.54.159
Signed
Saki no Hokusai hitsu
前北斎筆
前北斎筆
Marks
No censor's seal
Provenance1954, gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA.