The Ghost of the Courtesan Otsuyu and the Peony Lantern (Botandōrō)

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The Ghost of the Courtesan Otsuyu and the Peony Lantern (Botandōrō)

1902 (publication)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Matsuki Heikichi, 2 banchi Yoshikawa-chō, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

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Object Details

Titles:

The Ghost of the Courtesan Otsuyu and the Peony Lantern (Botandōrō)
From the series Thirty-six Supernatural Beings in New Forms (Shingata sanjūrokkaisen)

Date:

1902 (publication)

Artists:

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Matsuki Heikichi, 2 banchi Yoshikawa-chō, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet (ōban tate-e approximately): 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (39.4 × 26.7 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 1989

Accession Number:

1989-47-623

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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