Fuwa Bansaku and the Monster

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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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.