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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
In the Ruined Palace at Sōma, Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gather Alliescirca 1844

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Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock triptych print; massive white skeleton looms over two armored warriors while a robed woman reads from a scroll at left, against a black ground
Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman in layered court robes of orange, blue, and white, bending forward to read a scroll beside a loom strung with golden threads. A latticed screen and decorative textile hang in the background. Columns of Japanese calligraphy and a red publisher's seal appear in the upper left corner.
Japanese woodblock print depicting a massive skeletal figure looming over two figures in elaborate patterned robes below, rendered in bold outlines against a dark background; red cartouches with Japanese text at center and right.
Japanese woodblock print, close-up view of a massive skeleton torso filling the composition, cream-white bones against a dark background, with a wave pattern in teal and yellow-green at the lower edge; red artist's seal at lower right.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, In the Ruined Palace at Sōma, Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gather Allies, circa 1844, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japan, 1797-1861
Title
In the Ruined Palace at Sōma, Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gather Allies
Date Made
circa 1844
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print triptych
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 x 28 3/8 in. (35.56 x 72.1 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.290a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art

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