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Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

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22: 216: 220: 78:(1798–1861). Kuniyoshi was known for his depictions of historical and mythical scenes, and combined both in portraying the tenth-century princess Takiyasha summoning a skeleton spectre to frighten Ōya no Mitsukuni. 241: 85:, summoning a giant skeleton. It rears out of a black void, crashing its way through the tattered palace blinds with its bony fingers to menace Mitsukuni and his companion. 120:). That rebellion was put down in the year 939 and he was defeated, then decapitated. After his death, Princess Takiyasha continued living in the ruined 131:
This print shows a mythical episode in which the emperor's official, Mitsukuni, comes to search for surviving insurrectionary conspirators.
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The historical Princess Takiyasha was the daughter of the provincial warlord
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Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Invoked by Princess Takiyasha
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Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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in the United States, having been donated by its previous owner,
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In the image, the princess recites a spell written on a
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Triptych of Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
V&A Museum
Japanese
ukiyo-e
triptych
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
handscroll
Honolulu Museum of Art
Victor S. K. Houston
Taira no Masakado
Shimōsa Province
Heian-kyō
Kyoto
shōen
manor-house
Toyohara Chikanobu
Meiji period
Gashadokuro
"Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Specter from the Story of Utö Yasutaka"
Honolulu Museum of Art
the original

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Categories
1840s prints
Asian objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Fiction about skeletons
Works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Skulls in art

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