Demon in Disguise as an Old Woman Fleeing with a Severed Arm (Rōba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts (Shinkei sanjūroku kaisen)
- Series:
- New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts
- Date:
- 1889
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color and gauffrage on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.8 × 25.2 cm
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
This 1889 print from the series "New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts" (Shinkei sanjūroku kaisen) depicts a demon who has disguised herself as an aged woman and is fleeing with a severed arm she has stolen in the night. The composition employs gauffrage (embossing) technique alongside ink and color to create a tactile dimensionality unusual in woodblock printing. The subject derives from a tale in which the warrior Watanabe no Tsuna cuts off the arm of a demon that had seized him—the demon later reclaims its limb by disguising itself as Tsuna's elderly aunt.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Demon in Disguise as an Old Woman Fleeing with a Severed Arm (Rōba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts (Shinkei sanjūroku kaisen) was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1889.
Yes — Demon in Disguise as an Old Woman Fleeing with a Severed Arm (Rōba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts (Shinkei sanjūroku kaisen) is part of the New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts series by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Demon in Disguise as an Old Woman Fleeing with a Severed Arm (Rōba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts (Shinkei sanjūroku kaisen) uses Embossing, on woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color and gauffrage on paper.
Demon in Disguise as an Old Woman Fleeing with a Severed Arm (Rōba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts (Shinkei sanjūroku kaisen) depicts mythology.
Demon in Disguise as an Old Woman Fleeing with a Severed Arm (Rōba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts (Shinkei sanjūroku kaisen) measures 36.8 × 25.2 cm (Oban format).