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Source Description
Tamiya Iyemon (or Kamiya Niemon in this print) in the scene depicted is haunted by the vision of his first wife O Iwa. He draws his sword to cut off the head of the vision, only to discover that he has cut off the head of his new bride. She is probably featured in the print to the right.
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Document identity
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27926
label
Iyemon in the Yotsuya ghost story
core
obj
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print
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1
Source metadata
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27926
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Iyemon in the Yotsuya ghost story
description
Tamiya Iyemon (or Kamiya Niemon in this print) in the scene depicted is haunted by the vision of his first wife O Iwa. He draws his sword to cut off the head of the vision, only to discover that he has cut off the head of his new bride. She is probably featured in the print to the right.
provenance
C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
date
Ca. 1847-48 (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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woodblock prints
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga
med
Mulberry paper, pigments
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5546
14914
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none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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326f26d4cdf8f20a