Demons of Illness and Poverty Stalking the Lucky Gods

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Demons of Illness and Poverty Stalking the Lucky Gods

Alternate Title: Hōnen Songa jaki kyūki

Japan, 1884
Prints; woodblocks
Triptych; color woodblock prints
13 7/8 x 29 5/16 in. (35.2 x 74.4 cm)
Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.78a-c)
Japanese Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Williams, Marjorie L. Japanese Prints: Realites of the "Floating World." Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1983.
  • Keyes, Roger and George Kuwayama.  The Bizarre Imagery of Yoshitoshi: The Herbert R. Cole Collection.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.