The Mansion of the Plates (Sara yashiki), from the series “One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku monogatari)”
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Title
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The Mansion of the Plates (Sara yashiki), 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 yokai, or ghost, of a woman floating from a well. According to the ghost story, the woman was murdered by her husband after breaking plates and thrown into a well with the shards of broken plates. She returned every night to haunt her husband.
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Format
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Color woodblock print. 10 1/16 × 7 3/8 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. 1943.604
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Subject
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Ukiyo-e; Ukiyo-e art; Japanese art; Asian art; woodblock print; Hokusai; mythology; legend; ghosts.
