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Princess Takiyasha and the skeleton spectre

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · Colour woodblock print, ōban triptych · Edo period · 1845–1846 · British Museum

Move from Takiyasha chanting at left to the warriors, then let the giant skeleton span all three sheets.

Exhibition: Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum — Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum · 2026-07-25 – 2026-10-18

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