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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) The Monster Skeleton Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1844 An ōban tate-e print triptych entitled Sōma no furudairi ni Masakado himegimi Takiyasha yōjutsu o motte mikata o atsumuru, Ōya no Taro Mitsukuni yōkai o tamesan to koko ni kitari tsui ni kore o horobosu (In the Ruined Palace of [Taira] Masakado at Sōma His Daughter Princess Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Summon Allies, Ōya no Tarō Mitsukuni Comes to Put the Monster to the Test and Finally Destroys It), with red cartouches identifying (right to left) Takiyasha's faithful servant Araimaru, Ōya no Tarō Mitsukuni, and Princess Takiyasha; each sheet signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (the right-hand sheet with paulownia-leaf seal); publisher's marks Hachi; censor's seals Watari (3) 15 x 10 1/4in (38.1 x 26cm) each approximately