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Omori notices a dragon, 1889
Woodblock Print
14.25 x 9.5
in
Description: According to Japanese legend, a shadow shows a supernatural creatures true nature, so a ghost can be revealed by a shadow cast on a shoji screen, or the reflection in a mirror or water. Omori Hikoshichi, who has been victorious at the battle of Minogatawa 1336, meets a beautiful woman dressed in sumptuous robes. The gallant officer offers to carry this damsel in distress across a stream. The moon is behind them, and Omori sees the horned shadow which is cast on the water, revealing her true demonic identity. Omori reaches for his scabbard, here partly obscured by her robes, and kills her.
Issued: 1889-1892
Edition: First edition with tricolor cartouche
Condition: excellent color and impression with embossed detail, slightly trimmed
Signed: Taiso
Sealed: Taiso
Special Label:
Publisher: Sasaki Toyokichi
Series: New Forms of 36 Ghosts,No.6
$900
