Kohada Koheiji, from the series “One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari)”
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Title
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Kohada Koheiji, from the series “One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari)”
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Rights
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The Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.
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Creator
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
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Date
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1831-32
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Description
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A terrifying decaying body leans over a curtain. Its skin is falling off, revealing skeletal and muscular structures beneath. This popular image by famous Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai depicts a famous ghost story in Japan, of Kohada Koheiji, a Kabuki actor who was drowned by his wife and the man she was having an affair with. His specter comes back to haunt them.
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Format
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Color woodblock print. 10 1/8 × 7 3/16 in..
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Publisher
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The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Contributor
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Zadie Henthorn
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Identifier
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The Art Institute of Chicago. 1943.602
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Subject
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ukiyo-e; ukiyo-e art; woodblock print; Hokusai; Japanese art; Asian art; ghosts; mythology; legend; folktale.
