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Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman in a sitting position wearing a dark blue kimono adorned with flowers on the left side. The kimono has pink and blue trim along the bottom. She wears her black hair up in buns on both sides of her head. A man and woman stand on the right; the woman wears a beige kimono with a red lining while the man wears a blue garment. The woman on the right has her black hair styled up. A large gray cat-like creature faces forward behind them. The background features a gray gradient and a leaf-like pattern. The artwork features a sepia tone with hints of color. Red and black Japanese text appears on small rectangles and vertically along the sides.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 437 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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