Mitsukuni defying the skeleton spectre conjured up by Princess Takiyasha
(Souma no furudairi yokai ga shadokuro to tatakau oya notarou Mitsukuni)
(c. 1844)
Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
37.4 × 75.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Baillieu Myer AC and Sarah Myer, 2022
Gallery location
Not on display
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