Kodembo no Shoshichi, an Osaka Theif, Tormented by Ghosts
Artist
Tsukioka (Taiso) Yoshitoshi
(Japanese, 1839 - 1892)
Date1875
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
DimensionsOverall (sheet measurements; image: 36 x 24): 36.3 x 24.8 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by Barry Till
Object number2003.008.001
DescriptionImage of a man on his back with a sword in his hand, wrestling with 6 figures in gray. (The burglar and murderer Shokichi is haunted by the victims of his countless crimes)Status
Not on view
Tsukioka (Taiso) Yoshitoshi
1886