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Japanese colour woodcut spread: a tengu creature in black clouds above startled figures in kimono, with a seated man and a barrel at right.

Figures Bewitched by a Tengu, Colour Woodcut Attributed to Kyōsai

A colour woodcut on a two-panel spread shows a tengu-like creature with a long nose and a leaf-fan, flying above a group of figures. Two kneeling women and two bald men in kimono react in alarm at the lower left, while a seated man in a blue robe leans on a barrel at right.

Artist
Kawanabe Kyōsai
Date
Between 1870 and 1879(?)]
Medium
Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2865 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1889.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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