Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

Title: Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre
Rights: The British Museum. Creative Commons.
Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Date: Ca. 1844
Description: Princess Takiyasha summons a specter in order to scare her father's killer, Oya Taro Mitsukuni. He is fending off Princess Takiyasha's henchman while also trying to escape the skeleton.
Format: Colour woodblock print, triptych. 111cm x 75cm.
Publisher: The British Museum.
Contributor: Zadie Henthorn
Identifier: The British Museum. 1915,0823,0.915-916
Subject: woodblock print; Ukiyo-e; Ukiyo-e art; Japanese art; Asian art; triptych print; mythology; legend; folklore; ghost.
Source: Jpeg file. The British Museum. 10/12/23.; https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1915-0823-0-915-916

Item sets: Legendary Creatures: A Look at Mythology in Ukiyo-e Art- Zadie S.