The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigō of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat

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The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigō of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat

Alternate Title: Miidera Raigō ajari no akunen nezumi to henzuru zu
Series: New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts
Japan, 1891, January
Prints; woodblocks
Color woodblock print
Image: 13 3/16 × 8 15/16 in. (33.5 × 22.7 cm) Sheet: 14 1/2 × 9 15/16 in. (36.83 × 25.24 cm)
Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.124)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Keyes, Roger and George Kuwayama.  The Bizarre Imagery of Yoshitoshi: The Herbert R. Cole Collection.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.