hanging scroll of a Skull

Yabu Chōsui, artist

1814–1867

hanging scroll of a Skull, 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: paper; ink

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 128.2 x 27.8 cm
Mount Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 186.2 x 41 cm
Roller Dimensions (Width x Diameter): 18 1/2 x 1 in

Credit line: Gift of Roger Keyes in memory of Keiko Mizushima Keyes

Accession number: 1989.0248

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
Asian Gallery, Spring 2003, Youmi Efurd
A painter, calligrapher, and illustrator, Chosui was a famous Ukiyo-e printmaker, specializing in surimono. Chosui was a member of the Osaka Shijō school of artists. Although skulls were seldom depicted by Shijō artists, it was a common subject in Zenga painting.

This painting has a similar quality to Zenga, with the painting and inscription providing a visual sermon.