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

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Woodblock printed book (orihon accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan

Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift 2013

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 (Artist)

Illustrated Books Mythical Creatures Demons

Japan

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

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Woodblock printed book (orihon accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan.

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