Ghost with Sword
by Uemura Shoen
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museum
- Image courtesy of
- Harvard Art Museum
Description
A pale, semi-transparent female figure with long dark hair emerges from a dark, speckled background, her form fading into mist below the waist. She holds a sword with a gold hilt and tsuba diagonally in front of her, its blade trailing downward. The palette is limited to white, grey, and black, giving the figure a ghostly, translucent quality against the dark ground. Woodblock print, "Ghost with Sword," by Uemura Shoen; year unknown.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ghost with Sword was created by Uemura Shoen (上村松園).
Ghost with Sword depicts bijin-ga, mythology, and warriors.