Description
Slowly and thoughtfully view a few ghostly Japanese woodblock prints in this twenty-minute tour with our docents. Through the lens of Japanese traditional theater, this exhibition examines vibrant prints and illustrated books from Japan spanning the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries.
Please meet at gallery 25 for this tour. Learn more about Staging the Supernatural.
Seki Sanjūrō II as Kamiya Niemon and Onoe Kikugorō III from Kamigata (Kudari) as the Lantern Ghost, Applauded throughout the Three Cities (Sanganotsu gohyōban no chōchin no yūrei), Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865), Publisher: Moritaya Hanzō (act. ca. 1825–1835), Japan, Edo period, 1831, 2nd month, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection, S2021.5.505a–b
