The witch of Adachigahara is shown at night, wielding a large knife over a young girl. The witch sought the blood of girls which was used to cure her lord of sickness. She. In the background a shadowy figure of the thousand-armed Kannon appears to protect the maiden. Despite her dreadful deeds, the witch was eventually pardoned for showing such loyalty. The witch of Adachigahara is also depicted on the netsuke EA2001.111 and EA2001.60.
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Artist/maker
Ōtaya Takichi (active c. 1848 - 1867) (block cutter)Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) (designer) -
Associated people
Yahataya Sakujirō (active c. 1844 - 1853) (publisher)Watanabe Shōemon (active c. 1849 - 1853) (censor)Mera Ta’ichirō (active c. 1848 - 1853) (censor) -
Object type
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No. of items
1
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1971.93
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Glossary of terms
netsuke
Further reading
Seaman, Joyce, Manjū: Netsuke from the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2013), illus. p. 174 fig. 53
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