Title: WITHDRAWN - The Laughing Demon from Hyaku-monogarari (One Hundred Ghost Tales) Author: Hokusai Place: [Japan] Publisher: Date: c. 1830 Description: 24.5x18.5 cm (9½x7¼") chu-ban color print. A bright, rare woodcut print of an o-bake, or ghost, called the "Laughing Demon." This creature is a composite of two spirits--a hannya (a woman transformed into a demon by jealousy) and a yamauba (a demon who eats infants brought to the mountains). In 1978, Richard Lane noted that there were only five examples of the "One Hundred Ghost Tales" series. Provenance: The Barbara Land Family collection. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine. Item number: 267254
Title: WITHDRAWN - The Laughing Demon from Hyaku-monogarari (One Hundred Ghost Tales) Author: Hokusai Place: [Japan] Publisher: Date: c. 1830 Description: 24.5x18.5 cm (9½x7¼") chu-ban color print. A bright, rare woodcut print of an o-bake, or ghost, called the "Laughing Demon." This creature is a composite of two spirits--a hannya (a woman transformed into a demon by jealousy) and a yamauba (a demon who eats infants brought to the mountains). In 1978, Richard Lane noted that there were only five examples of the "One Hundred Ghost Tales" series. Provenance: The Barbara Land Family collection. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine. Item number: 267254
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