Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons (Kyōsai hyakki gadan) 暁斎百鬼画談

The image depicts a Japanese-style illustration on aged paper. The artwork shows a man on a creature resembling a boar or pig, wearing a pink top and blue pants and a black hat. The man holds a long spear or pole. The creature has a long snout and sharp teeth. To the right, another creature with a blue-green body and a rounded top appears to be lunging at a pink creature with large round eyes and spiky protrusions. The pink creature resembles a bird. The creatures are dynamic and appear to be moving. The background of the artwork is aged paper with a light brown color. A darker line borders the artwork. The overall style is traditional Japanese art.

Artwork Details

Date: 1890 (first edition published posthumously in 1889)
Medium: Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 599 × 400 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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