Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Ghost of Oiwa
Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Tsuruya KiemonLinkedCulture matchlcp-679e80b6224e
- Date
- c. 1831–32
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 65717
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The ghost tale of Oiwa is a famous story based on the real event, known as "Yotsuya kaidan (Ghost Tale in Yotsuya)", later had been made a Kabuki play by Tsuruya Nanboku. An unemployed samurai, Iemon married Iwa, a daughter of a warrior family looking for a man who can succeed their family name. After the marriage, he poisoned and killed his wife, and was haunted by the ghost of his wife. Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.
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