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[Obsession]. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Summary
Ukiyo-e print title page illustration showing a snake wrapped around a memorial tablet (ihai) for a Buddhist altar; the snake represents obsessive jealously that continues after death.
Illus. in: Hyaku monogatari / Katsushika Hokusai, Edo : Tsuruya Kiemon, 1830.
Title from exhibit website:
Published in: The floating world of Ukiyo-e : shadows, dreams, and substance / essays by Sandy Kita ... [et al.], New York : Abrams in association with the Library of Congress, 2001, p. 16.
Exhibited: "The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substances," organized by the Library of Congress, 2001.
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Date
01/01/1830
Contributors
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist.
Location
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries' laws. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions...," http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html
