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| Title |
"Kiyomori Sees Hundreds of Skulls at Fukuhara" ("**") |
| Series |
"New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts" ("Shinkei Sanjurokkassen") |
| Date |
1890 (1902, Second (and only later) Edition) |
| Publisher |
Daikoku-ya Heikichi (Tokyo, 1818-1923) |
| Carver |
na |
| Image Size |
8 7/8 x 13 1/8 |
| Impression |
Excellent. Skillful "bokashi" shading to cartouche, lampshade, kimono and background; extensive "gauffrage" pattern to upper haori; "burnishing" to black eyes, lamp, and post; very crisp, highly detailed carving; two-color cartouche. |
| Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. Retains original album backing; wide margins. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus |
Stevenson's "Yoshitoshi's Thrity-Six Ghosts" pl #22, pg 62; Ronin Gallery pl #22, pg 6. |
| Comments |
Driven to madness, the blood-thirsty Kiyomori see images of his victims as hundreds of skulls surrounding his palace. |
| Item # |
CG-865 |
| Price |
$950 (Sold/MX) |
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