Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 46396
Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Specter from the Story of Utö Yasutaka
- Artist / 作者
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
- Date / 年代
- 1840-1850
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 481 × 241 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Published by / 公開者
- 青木ソラ
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Catalog note / 解説
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), was famous for his experimentation with both native and Western styles, as well as for his depiction of history and legends. The scene appearing here is from a popular novel called the Story of Utö Yasutaka, written by Santö Kyöden (1761-1816) in 1807. After gaining magical powers from a mountain hermit, Princess Takiyasha, the legendary daughter of Taira Masakado (10th century), tried to form a conspiracy against her father’s killer. The gigantic skeleton portrayed here was a result of her newfound magical abilities. Kuniyoshi was believed to own a copy of a book that depicted Western anatomical drawings (kaitai shinsho); the skeleton demonstrates Kuniyoshi’s…
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