Poems on One Hundred Ghost Stories by Masazumi Ryusai 正澄竜斎

Poems on One Hundred Ghost Stories 1853

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boat

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pen drawing

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animal

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pen illustration

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pen sketch

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book

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asian-art

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japan

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personal sketchbook

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ink drawing experimentation

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pen-ink sketch

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pen work

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sketchbook drawing

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storyboard and sketchbook work

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sketchbook art

This illustrated book, "Poems on One Hundred Ghost Stories" from 1853, is a work by Japanese artist Masazumi Ryusai (1800-1899). The book features a collection of poems and illustrations depicting various Japanese ghost stories, including a scene of a boat being tossed about by a violent storm. This work, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, exemplifies the Japanese fascination with the supernatural and its role in popular culture and storytelling. The detailed illustrations and accompanying poems offer a glimpse into the social and artistic landscape of 19th century Japan.

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