Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons

1890

Not on view

This was one of the Meiji artist’s most popular books, which was published in various editions, including posthumous ones such as this one, from a year after the artist died. It shows a procession of demons who appear throughout the night, offering a spectacular visual encyclopedia of supernatural creatures of premodern Japanese folklore.

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暁斎百鬼画談
Title: Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons
Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: 1890
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style binding); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/4 × 4 13/16 in. (21 × 12.2 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Gift of Anita V. Beenk, 2016
Object Number: 2016.751.1
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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