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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

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Susanoo no mikoto preparing to slay an eight-headed dragon — Susanoo no mikoto preparing to slay an eight-headed dragon

Keisai Eisen

1832, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke — netsuke

date unknown

netsuke (Hannya mask) — netsuke (Hannya mask)

date unknown

Deme Uman (active 1772–1780), netsuke (fox mask) — netsuke (fox mask)

Deme Uman

circa 1772–1780, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke — netsuke

1800s

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

1800s

netsuke — netsuke

1800s

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

Suzuki Kosai

late 1800s

netsuke (Nō mask) — netsuke (Nō mask)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke — netsuke

1800s

Kōsai Moritoshi (1854–1911), netsuke (Nō actor as female demon Hannya) — netsuke (Nō actor as female demon Hannya)

Kōsai Moritoshi

late 1800s–early 1900s

netsuke — netsuke

1800s

netsuke (oni) — netsuke (oni)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke (oni) — netsuke (oni)

date unknown

netsuke — netsuke

mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Iga no Tsubone and the Ghost of Fujiwara no Kiyokata — Iga no Tsubone and the Ghost of Fujiwara no Kiyokata

Utagawa Hiroshige

mid 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Okumura Masanobu (1686–1764), Shoki, the Demon-Queller — Shoki, the Demon-Queller

Okumura Masanobu

circa 1740s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shunkōsai Hokushū (active circa 1802–1832), Onoe Kikugoro III as Ghost of Oiwa — Onoe Kikugoro III as Ghost of Oiwa

Shunkōsai Hokushū

1826, 1st month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Hayashiiya Shogoro, Spirit of Sakura Sogoro haunting Hotta Kozuke — Spirit of Sakura Sogoro haunting Hotta Kozuke

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Hayashiiya Shogoro

circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), 政岡 Masaoka, #16 (The Spectre of Nikki Danjō) — 政岡 Masaoka, #16 (The Spectre of Nikki Danjō)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

circa 1841–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), 道化拳合 Dōke ken awase (Comic handgames) (caricatures of actors as three animals playing ken) — 道化拳合 Dōke ken awase (Comic handgames) (caricatures of actors as three animals playing ken)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1847, 2nd month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Shodōgu yoriai uwasa hanashi 諸道具寄合噂はなし (A Gossip Meeting Between Various Tools) — Shodōgu yoriai uwasa hanashi 諸道具寄合噂はなし (A Gossip Meeting Between Various Tools)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1847–1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), #49 Lantern Ghost of Oiwa (Hebiyama; Snake Mountain) — #49 Lantern Ghost of Oiwa (Hebiyama; Snake Mountain)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

circa 1845–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), #71 Dainagon Tsunenobu and Demon — #71 Dainagon Tsunenobu and Demon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

circa 1840–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Iba-ya Sensaburo, Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock) — Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Iba-ya Sensaburo

circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Kojimaya Jubei, #44 Kuwana Funanori Tokuzō no Den (The Story of Funanori Tokuzō and the Sea Ghost at Kuwana, #44) — #44 Kuwana Funanori Tokuzō no Den (The Story of Funanori Tokuzō and the Sea Ghost at Kuwana, #44)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Kojimaya Jubei

circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864), Ghost of Iga Shikibunojō Mitsumune and Iganokotarō Asayuki — Ghost of Iga Shikibunojō Mitsumune and Iganokotarō Asayuki

Utagawa Kunisada

1852, 6th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shunbaisai Hokuei (active circa 1824–1837), Kohada Kohaiji Mitate Nyōbō Asaka Iwai Shijaku II (Ghost of Kobata Kohaiji) — Kohada Kohaiji Mitate Nyōbō Asaka Iwai Shijaku II (Ghost of Kobata Kohaiji)

Shunbaisai Hokuei

circa 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shunbaisai Hokuei (active circa 1824–1837), Iemon Nyōbō Oiwa (Lantern Ghost of Oiwa) — Iemon Nyōbō Oiwa (Lantern Ghost of Oiwa)

Shunbaisai Hokuei

circa 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912), Kishū hidakagawa no tsuki kiyohime (Kiyohime and the Moon over Hidaka River in Kii Province) — Kishū hidakagawa no tsuki kiyohime (Kiyohime and the Moon over Hidaka River in Kii Province)

Toyohara Chikanobu

1885, Meiji period (1868–1912)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), greedy old woman opens box of demons (The Greedy Hag) — greedy old woman opens box of demons (The Greedy Hag)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1865, Edo period (1600–1868)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster — Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

after 1865, Edo period (1600–1868)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), No. 663 — No. 663

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1875, Meiji period (1868–1912)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Spirit of General Tamichi as a Great Snake — Spirit of General Tamichi as a Great Snake

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1880, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865), Minikuchi eki goto kaigo no zu (A Gathering of Magicians at Minakuchi on the Tōkaidō) — Minikuchi eki goto kaigo no zu (A Gathering of Magicians at Minakuchi on the Tōkaidō)

Utagawa Kunisada

circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864), actors Onow Kikugoro III and Ichikawa Monnosuke III in thunderstorm on banks of Sumida River — actors Onow Kikugoro III and Ichikawa Monnosuke III in thunderstorm on banks of Sumida River

Utagawa Kunisada

1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864), actors in roles as the ghosts of Kamata Matahachi and Kikuno — actors in roles as the ghosts of Kamata Matahachi and Kikuno

Utagawa Kunisada

1855, 7th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900), Scene from Banchō Sarayashiki — Scene from Banchō Sarayashiki

Toyohara Kunichika

1892, 10th month, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864), Ariwara No Narihira as the Ghost of Seigen — Ariwara No Narihira as the Ghost of Seigen

Utagawa Kunisada

1852, 10th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Yoshitaki (1841–1899), Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni — Actor Nakamura Shojura as Mitsukuni

Utagawa Yoshitaki

circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833–1904), Night Parade of 100 Demons (frog triptych) — Night Parade of 100 Demons (frog triptych)

Utagawa Yoshiiku

1893, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Invoked by Princess Takiyasha — Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Invoked by Princess Takiyasha

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822–1866), Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider) — Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider)

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat — Priest Raigō of Mii Temple Transformed into a Rat

月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1891, Meiji period (1868–1912)

netsuke — netsuke

1800s

netsuke (Oni no nenbutsu) — netsuke (Oni no nenbutsu)

date unknown

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912), Yamashiro rokuhara yuki: dajō nyū dō jōkai (#14 Priest Premier Jōkai Looking at Snow in Rokuhara) — Yamashiro rokuhara yuki: dajō nyū dō jōkai (#14 Priest Premier Jōkai Looking at Snow in Rokuhara)

Toyohara Chikanobu

1884, Meiji period (1886–1912)

Utagawa Yoshikazu (active 1850–1870), Minamoto no yoshitsune taira no tomomori no rei ni au zu (Meeting of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the ghost of Taira no Tomomori) — 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

circa 1851–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831–1889); Sawamuraya Seikichi, Jigoku dayū (Hell Courtesan) — Jigoku dayū (Hell Courtesan)

Kawanabe Kyōsai, Sawamuraya Seikichi

1874, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831–1889), page in Kyōsai Gafū (Kyōsai's Picture Album) — page in Kyōsai Gafū (Kyōsai's Picture Album)

Kawanabe Kyōsai

1880, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Inui Tai (born 1929), Happy New Year II — Happy New Year II

Inui Tai

1980s, Showa period (1926–1989)

Gekko (active late 1700s to early 1800s), Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost) — Oiwa (The Lantern Ghost)

Gekko

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