Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Ashida station. The sorceress nyogetsuni (later to become takiyasha) walking through the snow performing a magic ritual, an attendant carrying a severed head attached to a branch behind her (inset: village among mountains). Date: 1852 (8th month). Dimensions: Height: 35.80 centimetres Width: 24.30 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. No. 27 Ashida 芦田 (BM 2008,3037.14727)
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