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The Mansion of the Plates (Sara yashiki), from the series One Hundred Ghost Stories (Hyaku monogatari)

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
about 1831–32 (Tenpô 2–3)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 23.7 x 17.6 cm (9 5/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.10236
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceMarch 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the Sumô Wrestler Ushigase
Katsushika Hokusai
1790 (Kansei 2), 1st month