Color woodblock print of an armored warrior grappling with a red demon and pale spirit before a large full moon, with a decorative title cartouche at upper right.

Warrior Hurling a Demon King, from New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts

A warrior in layered armor and a blue patterned robe grapples with a snarling red demon and a pale spirit against a large full moon and dark ground. Rendered in vivid color woodblock print with bold outlines, the scene fills the sheet with twisting limbs, flowing sleeves and a decorative cartouche at upper right.

Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Date: 1890
Medium: Color woodblock print
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1226 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1890).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bruce Goff Archive, gift of Shin'enkan, Inc.

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Warrior Hurling a Demon King, from New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts

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