Photo provided courtesy of the United States Library of Congress.
Ukie minamoto no raikō tsuchigumo henge taiji no zu
Ukie minamoto no raikō tsuchigumo henge taiji no zu
1 print : woodcut, color ; 24.8 x 33.3 cm.
Print shows a house haunted by a large demon, a large spider, and many inanimate objects which have now come to life to disrupt a game of go between Minamoto (Raikō) Yorimitsu and another warrior.
- Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
- Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie.
- Forms part of: R. Leicester Harmsworth collection.
- Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
- Fine Prints: Japanese, pre-1915
- Minamoto, Yorimitsu,--948?-1021.
- Haunted houses--Japan--1770-1780.
- Spiders--Japan--1770-1780.
- Demons--Japan--1770-1780.
- Warriors--Japan--1770-1780.
- Board games--Japan--1770-1780.
- Ukiyo-e--Japanese--Color--1770-1780.
- Woodcuts--Japanese--Color--1770-1780.
Utagawa, Toyoharu, 1735-1814, artist
Perspective picture of Minamoto Raikō battling the giant spider and its demons.
