Yoshitoshi's Thirty-Six Ghosts - In this incredible series, Yoshitoshi illustrated thirty-six of his favorite tales from Japanese history and legend. From charming folk stories to bloody tales of revenge, the series is the work of the artist's maturity and Yoshitoshi explores the subjects with great subtlety and psychological perception. As interesting to Yoshitoshi as the ghosts and monsters, are the human beings to whom they appear. Yoshitoshi was immensely popular in the last years of his life and the ghost series was greeted with great enthusiasm and a rush to collect among the Japanese public.

Today, prints from Yoshitoshi's Thirty-six Ghosts series are some of the most highly sought after prints on the market. A wonderful area of collecting for the Yoshitoshi enthusiast.

Omori Hikoshichi Encountering a Demon, No. 4 - Fantastic illustration from the famous tale "Taiheiki" showing the warrior Omori Hikoshichi carrying a young beauty across a river. He had recognized her as the daughter of his old enemy, Kusunoki Masahige, whom he had defeated in battle. Her reflection in the water revealed her true form with two small horns on her head, indicating that she had changed into a demon, intent on killing Omori to avenge her father's death. He looks into the water, scowling as he realizes what she has become, ready to draw his sword and defend himself. Misty blue clouds drift across a full moon glowing softly in the evening sky. Beautifully detailed with delicate cloth embossing in the beauty's white robe and burnishing in Omori's black court cap. A terrific scene from this old tale and a great design from this famous Yoshitoshi series.

Artist - Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)

Image Size - 13" x 8 3/4" + margins as shown

Condition - With excellent color and detail as shown. Slight soiling, slight creasing. Please see photos for details. Good overall.