Renee Mertz August 6, 2018 Kuniyoshi's ghosts Renee Mertz August 6, 2018 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Triptych of Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, c. 1844, V&A Museum no. E.1333:1 to 3-1922. Image from Wikipedia Utagawa Kuniyoshi, During the Visit of Kiyomori to the Nunobiki Waterfall, the Ghost of Akugenda Yoshihira Strikes Down Nanba Jirô, c. 1825. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Utagawa Kuniyoshi, A Scene from the Play "Ghost of Oiwa" (Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan), 1836. Image from Ukiyo-e.org Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Sea Monk, c. 1845, Walters Art Museum. Image from Public Domain Review Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Yoshitsune and Benkei defending themselves in their boat during a storm created by the ghosts of conquered Taira warriors, 1853, Rijksmuseum collection. Image from Wikipedia Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Benkei Fighting the Ghost of Taira Tomomori (center and left sheets of an incomplete triptych), 1818. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Ghosts of the Taira Attack Yoshitsune in Daimotsu Bay, c. 1849–51. Image from Christie's Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The ghost of Taira Tomomori along with the anchor he drowned with, and heikegani with faces of fallen soldiers, 1851. Image from Wikimedia.org; another version is in the collection of the British Museum
Renee Mertz August 3, 2018 Hokusai's Ghosts Renee Mertz August 3, 2018 Katsushika Hokusai, Kohada Koheiji, from the series One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari), c. 1831. Art Institute of Chicago Katsushika Hokusai, The Mansion of the Plates (Sara yashiki), from the series One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari), 1831/32. Art Institute of Chicago Katsushika Hokusai, Memorial Anniversary (Shunen), from the series One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari), 1831/32. Art Institute of Chicago Katsushika Hokusai, TThe Ghost of Oiwa (Oiwa-san), from the series One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari), 1831–32. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Katsushika Hokusai, One Hundred Ghost Stories in a Haunted House, about 1790. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston