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Demons, Ghosts, and Magical Manifestations

Demons, Ghosts, and Magical Manifestations

Rachel Quist, curator

https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/spencer-projects/3355

Start your Hallo-weekend off with an outdoor slideshow of art featuring Japanese ghosts and supernatural figures. These vivid and dynamic images exemplify the Spencer Museum’s extensive collection of Japanese woodblock prints and netsuke from the Edo (1600–1868) and Meiji (1868–1912) periods. Please wear a mask and keep a safe distance from others.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Susanoo no mikoto preparing to slay an eight-headed dragon, Keisai Eisen — Keisai Eisen

Susanoo no mikoto preparing to slay an eight-headed dragon, 1832, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke — Keisai Eisen

netsuke, date unknown

netsuke (Hannya mask) — Keisai Eisen

netsuke (Hannya mask), date unknown

netsuke (fox mask), Deme Uman — Deme Uman

netsuke (fox mask), circa 1772–1780, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke — Deme Uman

netsuke, 1800s

netsuke (mask of Hannya with glass eyes) — Deme Uman

netsuke (mask of Hannya with glass eyes), 1800s

netsuke — Deme Uman

netsuke, 1800s

netsuke (exorcizing oni with beans), Suzuki Kosai — Suzuki Kosai

netsuke (exorcizing oni with beans), late 1800s

netsuke (Nō mask) — Suzuki Kosai

netsuke (Nō mask), 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke — Suzuki Kosai

netsuke, 1800s

netsuke (Nō actor as female demon Hannya), Kōsai Moritoshi — Kōsai Moritoshi

netsuke (Nō actor as female demon Hannya), late 1800s–early 1900s

netsuke — Kōsai Moritoshi

netsuke, 1800s

netsuke (oni) — Kōsai Moritoshi

netsuke (oni), 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke (oni) — Kōsai Moritoshi

netsuke (oni), date unknown

netsuke — Kōsai Moritoshi

netsuke, mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Iga no Tsubone and the Ghost of Fujiwara no Kiyokata, Utagawa Hiroshige — Utagawa Hiroshige

Iga no Tsubone and the Ghost of Fujiwara no Kiyokata, mid 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shoki, the Demon-Queller, Okumura Masanobu — Okumura Masanobu

Shoki, the Demon-Queller, circa 1740s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Onoe Kikugoro III as Ghost of Oiwa, Shunkōsai Hokushū — Shunkōsai Hokushū

Onoe Kikugoro III as Ghost of Oiwa, 1826, 1st month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Spirit of Sakura Sogoro haunting Hotta Kozuke, Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Hayashiiya Shogoro — Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Hayashiiya Shogoro

Spirit of Sakura Sogoro haunting Hotta Kozuke, circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

政岡 Masaoka, #16 (The Spectre of Nikki Danjō), Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

政岡 Masaoka, #16 (The Spectre of Nikki Danjō), circa 1841–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

道化拳合 Dōke ken awase (Comic handgames) (caricatures of actors as three animals playing ken), Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

道化拳合 Dōke ken awase (Comic handgames) (caricatures of actors as three animals playing ken), 1847, 2nd month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shodōgu yoriai uwasa hanashi 諸道具寄合噂はなし (A Gossip Meeting Between Various Tools), Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Shodōgu yoriai uwasa hanashi 諸道具寄合噂はなし (A Gossip Meeting Between Various Tools), 1847–1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

#49 Lantern Ghost of Oiwa (Hebiyama; Snake Mountain), Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

#49 Lantern Ghost of Oiwa (Hebiyama; Snake Mountain), circa 1845–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

#71 Dainagon Tsunenobu and Demon, Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

#71 Dainagon Tsunenobu and Demon, circa 1840–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock), Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Iba-ya Sensaburo — Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Iba-ya Sensaburo

Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock), circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)

#44 Kuwana Funanori Tokuzō no Den (The Story of Funanori Tokuzō and the Sea Ghost at Kuwana, #44), Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Kojimaya Jubei — Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Kojimaya Jubei

#44 Kuwana Funanori Tokuzō no Den (The Story of Funanori Tokuzō and the Sea Ghost at Kuwana, #44), circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)

Ghost of Iga Shikibunojō Mitsumune and Iganokotarō Asayuki, Utagawa Kunisada — Utagawa Kunisada

Ghost of Iga Shikibunojō Mitsumune and Iganokotarō Asayuki, 1852, 6th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kohada Kohaiji Mitate Nyōbō Asaka Iwai Shijaku II (Ghost of Kobata Kohaiji), Shunbaisai Hokuei — Shunbaisai Hokuei

Kohada Kohaiji Mitate Nyōbō Asaka Iwai Shijaku II (Ghost of Kobata Kohaiji), circa 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Iemon Nyōbō Oiwa (Lantern Ghost of Oiwa), Shunbaisai Hokuei — Shunbaisai Hokuei

Iemon Nyōbō Oiwa (Lantern Ghost of Oiwa), circa 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kishū hidakagawa no tsuki kiyohime (Kiyohime and the Moon over Hidaka River in Kii Province), Toyohara Chikanobu — Toyohara Chikanobu

Kishū hidakagawa no tsuki kiyohime (Kiyohime and the Moon over Hidaka River in Kii Province), 1885, Meiji period (1868–1912)

greedy old woman opens box of demons (The Greedy Hag), 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

greedy old woman opens box of demons (The Greedy Hag), 1865, Edo period (1600–1868)

Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster, after 1865, Edo period (1600–1868)

No. 663, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

No. 663, 1875, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Spirit of General Tamichi as a Great Snake, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Spirit of General Tamichi as a Great Snake, 1880, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Minikuchi eki goto kaigo no zu (A Gathering of Magicians at Minakuchi on the Tōkaidō), Utagawa Kunisada — Utagawa Kunisada

Minikuchi eki goto kaigo no zu (A Gathering of Magicians at Minakuchi on the Tōkaidō), circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

actors Onow Kikugoro III and Ichikawa Monnosuke III in thunderstorm on banks of Sumida River, Utagawa Kunisada — Utagawa Kunisada

actors Onow Kikugoro III and Ichikawa Monnosuke III in thunderstorm on banks of Sumida River, 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

actors in roles as the ghosts of Kamata Matahachi and Kikuno, Utagawa Kunisada — Utagawa Kunisada

actors in roles as the ghosts of Kamata Matahachi and Kikuno, 1855, 7th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Scene from Banchō Sarayashiki, Toyohara Kunichika — Toyohara Kunichika

Scene from Banchō Sarayashiki, 1892, 10th month, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Ariwara No Narihira as the Ghost of Seigen, Utagawa Kunisada — Utagawa Kunisada

Ariwara No Narihira as the Ghost of Seigen, 1852, 10th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni, Utagawa Yoshitaki — Utagawa Yoshitaki

Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni, circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Night Parade of 100 Demons (frog triptych), Utagawa Yoshiiku — Utagawa Yoshiiku

Night Parade of 100 Demons (frog triptych), 1893, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Invoked by Princess Takiyasha, Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Invoked by Princess Takiyasha, circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider), Utagawa Yoshitsuya — Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider), circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat, 1891, Meiji period (1868–1912)

netsuke — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

netsuke, 1800s

netsuke (Oni no nenbutsu) — 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

netsuke (Oni no nenbutsu), date unknown

Yamashiro rokuhara yuki: dajō nyū dō jōkai (#14 Priest Premier Jōkai Looking at Snow in Rokuhara), Toyohara Chikanobu — Toyohara Chikanobu

Yamashiro rokuhara yuki: dajō nyū dō jōkai (#14 Priest Premier Jōkai Looking at Snow in Rokuhara), 1884, Meiji period (1886–1912)

Minamoto no yoshitsune taira no tomomori no rei ni au zu (Meeting of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the ghost of Taira no Tomomori), Utagawa Yoshikazu — Utagawa Yoshikazu

Minamoto no yoshitsune taira no tomomori no rei ni au zu (Meeting of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the ghost of Taira no Tomomori), circa 1851–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)

Jigoku dayū (Hell Courtesan), Kawanabe Kyōsai; Sawamuraya Seikichi — Kawanabe Kyōsai; Sawamuraya Seikichi

Jigoku dayū (Hell Courtesan), 1874, Meiji period (1868–1912)

page in Kyōsai Gafū (Kyōsai's Picture Album), Kawanabe Kyōsai — Kawanabe Kyōsai

page in Kyōsai Gafū (Kyōsai's Picture Album), 1880, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Happy New Year II, Inui Tai — Inui Tai

Happy New Year II, 1980s, Showa period (1926–1989)

Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost), Gekko — Gekko

Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost), early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Events

October 30, 2020

Activity

Demons, Ghosts, and Magical Manifestations

7:00–8:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, H.W. (Bill) and Marynell D. Reece Memorial Plaza