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Kawanabe Kyōsai
Kyōsai's Intoxicated Drawings, Vol. 11882, October 20

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Japanese woodblock print page with two circular vignettes — one showing three figures including a demon-like face and one showing two flying crows — alongside a supernatural figure with flames
Japanese woodblock printed book page with two scenes: upper panel shows a figure with raised arms amid waves and rocky landscape with supernatural creatures; lower panel depicts a seated figure in formal court robes and tall black cap beside a lacquered box, with a smaller figure nearby. Vertical column of Japanese text at right.
Woodblock print spread across two panels with vertical column of Japanese text at left. Left panel shows a winged creature in flight, a large armored frog mid-leap, and a cluster of fantastical figures below near architectural ruins. Right panel depicts a towering skeletal figure with a small figure clinging to its torso, reaching toward a fruiting branch; a building and landscape in the background. Fine ink linework with gray wash.
Japanese woodblock print with two vertical panels and columns of Japanese text at right. Left panel: a small robed figure falls beneath a swirling supernatural creature amid clouds. Right panel: a shaggy beast crouches over a prone figure in shallow water among reeds, rendered in fine ink line work.
Artist or Maker
Kawanabe Kyōsai
Title
Kyōsai's Intoxicated Drawings, Vol. 1
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1882, October 20
Medium
Color woodblock printed book; volume 1 of 2. 36 pages of illustration.
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 4 15/16 in. (18.7 x 12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.518
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art