from the series One Hundred Pictures by Kyôsai (Kyôsai hyakuzu)

This print is one sheet from the Kyosai hyakuzu, a published anthology of one hundred designs that showcases the full breadth of Kyosai's pictorial imagination. The series ranged freely across Buddhist iconography, yokai, historical figures, genre scenes, and kacho-e subjects, reflecting Kyosai's refusal to be confined by a single thematic register. This entry likely depicts a Buddhist or supernatural subject — a domain where Kyosai's draftsmanship was at its most concentrated. His training under the monk-painter Sengai and his deep familiarity with temple iconography gave his Buddhist figures an authority uncommon among printmakers of his era. The design may feature a single monumental figure rendered with minimal background, foregrounding Kyosai's ability to define form and character through the quality of a single brushstroke rather than through accumulated detail. Printed from multiple woodblocks on washi, the sheet demonstrates the technical precision that made the hyakuzu a landmark of Meiji-era woodblock publishing.