Cauldron of the Sorceress
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) — Oiwa’s Ghost Print
Oiwa appears beside a large torn lantern, surrounded by fine branches and expressive lettering. Kunisada’s ghost print combines delicate patterned clothing with an unsettling supernatural figure.
A fine-art giclée reproduction on 200 gsm uncoated paper. The complete composition is presented with a white paper border. Choose from the available sizes and unframed or framed finishes.
This Small edition has wider white margins, with the complete artwork measuring approximately 5.1 × 7.4 inches inside the 10 × 8 inch paper.
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Paper, size & framing
Fine-art print on 200 gsm enhanced matte paper. Measurements are the paper dimensions, including the white border. Framing adds to the overall dimensions. The artwork keeps its approved composition within those margins. White, natural and dark wood frames are ready to hang with plexiglass.
About the artwork
Oiwa appears beside a large torn lantern, surrounded by fine branches and expressive lettering. Kunisada’s ghost print combines delicate patterned clothing with an unsettling supernatural figure.
A fine-art giclée reproduction on 200 gsm uncoated paper. The complete composition is presented with a white paper border. Choose from the available sizes and unframed or framed finishes.
This Small edition has wider white margins, with the complete artwork measuring approximately 5.1 × 7.4 inches inside the 10 × 8 inch paper.
- Artwork
- Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) — Oiwa’s Ghost Print
- Date of work
- 1860s
- Museum collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
About Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Japanese · 1786–1865
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1865) was a Japanese artist. Kunisada was a prolific artist of the Utagawa school, producing designs associated with theatre, fashionable figures and popular stories. His later use of the name Toyokuni III reflects that school context. The selected ghost image belongs to a visual culture in which a familiar character could be recognised through an emblem, costume or expressive pose. Its narrow format concentrates those signals, making the encounter immediate while leaving the viewer many smaller passages of line and pattern to explore.
Oiwa’s Ghost: Oiwa appears beside a large torn lantern, surrounded by fine branches and expressive lettering. Kunisada’s ghost print combines delicate patterned clothing with an unsettling supernatural figure.
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