Japan: The Ghost of Kasane, from the series 'Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems' (Mitate sanjurokkasen no uchi), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), 1852

Utagawa Kunisada (also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III; 1786 – 12 January 1865) was the most popular, prolific and financially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.

In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.

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