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「百物語 笑いはんにや」
Laughing Demoness (Warai Hannya), from the series One Hundred Ghost Stories (Hyaku monogatari)
「百物語 笑いはんにや」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1831–32 (Tenpô 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.5 x 18.3 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10237
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 227, vertical chûban #25-1; TNM, Hokusai (2005), #387
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20440, 21.10237
Signed
Saki no Hokusai hitsu
前北斎筆
前北斎筆
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.