Japanese woodblock print of a long-haired ghost – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Japanese woodblock print of a long-haired ghost, preserved in this historic print. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Japanese woodblock print of a long-haired ghost
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The long-haired ghost in this print belongs to one of the most recognizable figures in Japanese popular imagery: the yūrei, a restless spirit from folklore and theater. Pale robes, loose black hair, and a drooping posture mark this type of figure, which grew especially popular in the nineteenth century, when printmakers and kabuki stage designers drew heavily on ghost stories. Woodblock artists of that era used bold outlines and carefully graded color to make the spirit feel both eerie and elegant. Look closely at the hair and the folds of the garment, where the carved lines do much of the work of suggesting movement and dread.
| Original scan | 3,816 × 4,740 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08748_ |
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