The Peony Lantern (Botan doro)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Japan
1839 – 1892

Chokusan Negishi, block cutter
Japan

The Peony Lantern (Botan doro)
from the series Thirty six ghosts in new forms (Shinkei Sanjurokkaisen)
1891
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Place made
Tokyo
Medium
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Dimensions
33.6 x 22.5 cm (image oban)
36.0 x 24.1 cm (sheet)
Credit line
Gift of Brian and Barbara Crisp in memory of their son Andrew 2003
Accession number
20033G36
Signature and date
Signed in block: centre r., grey ink "[Yoshitoshi"; with seal, c.r., red ink "Taiso [seal]". ?Dated in margin, l.l., red ink "[ ]".
Media category
Print
Collection area
Asian art - Japan