Photo provided courtesy of the United States Library of Congress.
Dōke hyakumanben
Dōke hyakumanben
1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 37.7 x 25.7 cm (left panel), 35.2 x 24.1 cm (center panel), 35.3 x 24.5 cm (right panel)
Print shows a procession of various figures holding a large rosary around a large octopus.
- Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
- Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (1455a), center (1455b), right (1455c).
- From the series: Kyōsai hyakkyō : 100 ghosts by Kyōsai.
- Format: vertical Oban Nishikie triptych.
- Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
- Triptych folded or in sections (C-size on A-size mount).
- Fine Prints: Japanese, pre-1915
- Parades & processions--Japan--1860-1870.
- Beads--1860-1870.
- Religious articles--1860-1870.
- Octopuses--Japan--1860-1870.
- Ghosts--Japan--1860-1870.
- Triptychs--Japanese--1860-1870.
- Ukiyo-e--Japanese--Color--1860-1870.
- Woodcuts--Japanese--Color--1860-1870.
Kawanabe, Gyōsai, 1831-1889, artist
A comic Buddhist rosary procession.
