Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Nissaka from the series 53 stations of the tōkaidō in pairs (or "53 parallels for the tōkaidō road"). This night scene illustrates the moment when the ghost of the murdered woman hands over her baby to her husband. The rock upon which her blood flows becomes the abode of her spirit which cries out every night. Date: Published between 1844 and 1847.
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