{"product_id":"katsushika-hokusai-kohada-koheiji-japanese-ghost-art-canvas-print-1831-32","title":"Katsushika Hokusai \"Kohada Koheiji\" – Japanese Ghost Art Canvas Print (1831–32)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\nFew images in the history of Japanese art are as chillingly unforgettable as this one. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKohada Koheiji, from Katsushika Hokusai's legendary One Hundred Ghost Tales (Hyaku Monogatari) series, depicts the skeletal specter of a wronged Kabuki actor — drowned by his wife's lover — pulling back a mosquito net to fix his hollow gaze upon the sleeping couple below.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCreated between 1831 and 1832, this woodblock print is one of only five known surviving works from a series Hokusai had ambitiously planned to extend to one hundred images. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIts striking blue — a shade made possible by newly affordable Prussian blue pigment — may read as vivid and graphic to modern eyes, but to Hokusai's contemporaries it carried unmistakable associations with death and the supernatural.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe print draws on the Hyaku Monogatari tradition: a nighttime ghost-story game in which participants extinguished a candle after each tale, letting darkness gather with every telling. Hokusai distills that creeping dread into a single, perfectly composed image.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Art Institute of Chicago's edition is considered one of the finest and best-preserved in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBold enough to command a room. Unsettling enough to be remembered.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPrint Details:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSize: 8″ × 10″\u003cbr\u003e\n1.25″ thick poly-cotton blend canvas, hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars\u003cbr\u003e\nFade-resistant, vivid print\u003cbr\u003e\nMounting brackets included\u003cbr\u003e\nBlank canvas sourced from the US, Canada, Europe, UK, or Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerfect for admirers of Hokusai, Japanese woodblock art, or anyone who wants something genuinely unlike anything else on their wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAge restrictions: For adults\u003cbr\u003e\nEU Warranty: 2 years\u003cbr\u003e\nOther compliance information: Meets the lead level requirements.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn compliance with the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), \u003cb\u003eOak inc.\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSINDEN VENTURES LIMITED\u003c\/b\u003e ensure that all consumer products offered are safe and meet EU standards. For any product safety related inquiries or concerns, please contact our EU representative at \u003cb\u003egpsr@sindenventures.com\u003c\/b\u003e. You can also write to us at \u003cb\u003e123 Main Street, Anytown, Country\u003c\/b\u003e or\u003cb\u003e Markou Evgenikou 11, Mesa Geitonia, 4002, Limassol, Cyprus.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Kyoto Treasure Hunt Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45812631076921,"sku":"6172862_19293","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/6058\/1945\/files\/canvas-_in_-8x10-wall-69fc82ed0f657.jpg?v=1778156282","url":"https:\/\/kyototreasurehunt.com\/products\/katsushika-hokusai-kohada-koheiji-japanese-ghost-art-canvas-print-1831-32","provider":"Kyoto Treasure Hunt Japan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}