DepartmentAsia
The Earth Spider Conjures up Demons at the Mansion of Minamoto no Raikō
NameWoodblock Print Tryptich
Maker
Kuniyoshi Utagawa
(Japanese, 1798 - 1861)
CultureJapanese
Date1843
Place madeJAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
MediumPaper, ink
DimensionsAll 3 prints together: 10 1/16 × 30 5/16 in. (25.5 × 77 cm)
Left to right Print A: 14 9/16 × 10 in. (37 × 25.4 cm)
Left to right Print B: 14 5/8 × 10 1/16 in. (37.2 × 25.5 cm)
Left to right Print C: 14 5/8 × 9 15/16 in. (37.2 × 25.2 cm)
Left to right Print A: 14 9/16 × 10 in. (37 × 25.4 cm)
Left to right Print B: 14 5/8 × 10 1/16 in. (37.2 × 25.5 cm)
Left to right Print C: 14 5/8 × 9 15/16 in. (37.2 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2020.39.1a-c
Object numberFA.2020.39.1a-c
Collections
ProvenanceNishiharu gallery (Kyoto) purchased this at a Tokyo ukiyo-e auction. These prints were always made for sale and collection by private entities.
DescriptionWoodblock Print Triptych depicting emperor and samurai in the foreground; yokai (monsters) in the background. Left print: samurai in blue robe looking over his shoulder at the yokai. Middle print: Two samurai playing the game, "Goh." Right print: Earth spider; sleeping emperor; samurai. All three prints show mobs of yokai.
c. 1958
