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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu1843

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Japanese woodblock triptych print with three seated figures playing a board game below a swirling crowd of demons and ghosts, rendered in black ink with turquoise, coral, and gray
Japanese woodblock print depicting a seated nobleman in patterned robes and blue hakama in the foreground, holding a cup, while a chaotic crowd of oni demons, supernatural creatures, and figures with weapons surge toward him from above against a gray background. Red publisher's seal at right with Japanese text.
Japanese woodblock print depicting two figures playing go at a low board in the foreground, one with a red demon mask at his side, wearing patterned robes in grey and blue; above them, a dense swirling crowd of oni and supernatural creatures with skulls, horns, and weapons fills the upper half. Columns of Japanese text at right and center.
Japanese woodblock print depicting two male figures in patterned robes on a teal floor; one reclines on a futon, the other kneels in the foreground. A large demon with bared teeth looms above amid swirling supernatural creatures. A paper lantern stands at right. Vertical columns of Japanese text at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japan, 1797-1861
Title
The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu
Date Made
1843
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print triptych
Dimensions
Sight: 13 3/4 x 26 5/8 in. (35 x 67.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.292a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.
  • Katz-Harris, Felicia, editor. Yōkai: Ghosts, Demons & Monsters of Japan. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2019.