Woodblock print, oban tate-e. A witch, with candles on her head and a mirror hanging from her neck, about to drive nails into a straw doll attached to a tree while a ghostly figure looms behind (possibly a night conjuration), a tribute to 88-year-old sculptor ōishi ganryūsai yoshihiro, whose name is the title of the print with the sub-title fūryū onna rokkasen ("modern women as the six poets"). Date: 1853 6th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 37 centimetres Width: 26.90 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Print (BM 2008,3037.21412)
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