Yoshitoshi's 36 Ghost Stories

Season 3, Episode 10,   Dec 31, 2021, 01:52 AM

Art of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi - 36 Ghosts wood block prints, Ukiyo-e

Yoshitoshi's 36 Ghost woodblock prints are the focus of this episode. I’ve read he wanted to create 100, but there are 36 Ghost woodblock prints and I’ve heard the “ghost” expression may not be an entirely accurate translation especially as you dig into the stories. There are some ghosts, but there are other “strange” things depicted including demons. (Ukiyo-e)

The image for this episode is from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ''The Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree'', October 1889. From the ''Thirty-six Ghosts'' series. 9.25" x 14.25". The print depicts the magical Kurozome, who has manifest as the spirit of the Komachi cherry tree. From http://www.japane

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