WHERE: Memorial Art Gallery in the Lockhart Gallery.
WHEN: Through November 30, 2014.
“The Ghost of Okiku at Sarayashiki” (1890), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
New Ghosts for A New Age: Yoshitoshi’s New Forms of 36 Ghosts
BRIEF ABOUT: From the collection of Arthur R. Miller, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was the most important Japanese woodcut artist of the Meiji period. Trained in centuries-old artistic traditions, he was also an eyewitness to the conflict and change in Japanese culture after the country opened to the west in 1868.
“Kiyohime Changing into a Serpent at Hidaka River” (1890), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Created near the end of his life, the dramatic, sometimes terrifying prints in this series are linked only by the inclusion of a supernatural being—ghost, demon, or monster—drawn from the ancient legends in Japanese history and theater. Editor’s note: This exhibition is presented in honor of Grant Holcomb, Director, Memorial Art Gallery, 1985-2014.
