Lantern ghost with long hair, Japanese woodblock print with lightning – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Lantern ghost with long hair, Japanese woodblock print with lightning. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Lantern ghost with long hair, Japanese woodblock print with lightning
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Few subjects in Japanese woodblock prints are as unsettling as a lantern ghost, a yokai linked to the paper lanterns that hung in Edo-period towns and were believed to turn monstrous after long use. In this print the spirit has long, loose hair, and a jagged bolt of lightning cuts across the scene, suggesting a violent night storm. Artists of the 1800s drew on folklore like this for popular prints aimed at urban audiences. Notice how the carved outlines and flat color areas give the figure its eerie presence.
| Original scan | 3,821 × 4,720 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08749_ |
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