Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster, 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster
月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster
月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster
1865, 8th month, Edo period (1600–1868)
月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, artist
1839–1892
Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster, 1865, 8th month, Edo period (1600–1868)
Portfolio/Series title: Wakan hyaku monogatari (One Hundred Ghost Stories from China and Japan)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 350 x 227 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 13 3/4 x 8 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: Gift of H. Lee Turner
Accession number: 1968.0001.207
Not on display
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Archive Label date unknown: In one of a set of twenty-five prints designed in 1865, Fuwa Bansaku is a samurai being haunted by a monster, who steps onto Bansaku's umbrella and cackles at him. The inscription explains the tale depicted: "Fuwa Bansaku was one of the three greatest samurai of the Mori family. He was strong and brave. He made a vow with two other strong men, Nagoya and Takagi, and together they went to an old temple to examine a monster there. It is said that they saw the real form of the monster.