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Female ghost floating above a skull.
Female Ghost
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Female Ghost

Artist Sasaki Bizan (Japanese, born 1876)
Datelate 19th-early 20th Century
Place of originJapan, Asia
MediumInk and color on silk
DimensionsWith hanger: 55 x 23 1/8 in. (139.7 x 58.7 cm)
Without hanger: 54 5/8 x 23 1/8 in. (138.7 x 58.7 cm)
Image: 27 13/16 x 15 3/4 in. (70.6 x 40 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
Object number2003.39.3
Collections
Visual DescriptionFemale ghost floating above a skull.
Bibliography
Kaikodo Journal XVII
Kaikodo Journal XXII
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