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ContributorsYanagawa Shigenobu (Contributor) / 柳川 重信 (Contributor)
Created1825 to 1832
DescriptionA late Edo-period surimono print.
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ContributorsUtagawa Kunisada (Artist) / 歌川 国貞 (Artist) / The Pride Publishing Company (Publisher)
Created1851
Description

This diptych shows the ghost of Asakura Tōgo 朝倉當吾 returning to haunt the man responsible for his death, the corrupt governor Orikoshi Tairyō 織越大領. A kappa (a traditional folk monster) tumbles comically at Orikoshi’s feet.

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ContributorsUtagawa Kunisada II (Artist) / 歌川 国貞 (Artist) / Daikokuya Kinnosuke (Publisher) / 大黒屋 金之助 (Publisher)
Created1867
Description

This print by Kunisada II portrays standing Edo courtesan with a roll of tissues tucked in her obi. There is a calligraphic poetic inscription in the upper left corner.