203 - Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III (Japanese, 1786-1865). Nishiki-e woodblock print diptych depicting the kabuki actor Onoe Kikugoro III as a Rokurokubi in the supernatural kaidan play "Kasane Ogi Chiyo no Matsuwaka," 19th century. Rokurokubi, a creature from Japanese mythology whose neck grows longer at night, is typically framed as a terrifying and cursed being in traditional Japanese kaidan (ghost stories). Later, as the character became part of the kyogen comic repertoire, these horror tropes were subverted. Each, height: 14 3/4 in x width: 9 7/8 in.

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