Who painted “Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre”?

“Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre” was painted by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1844.

Ukiyo-e · Triptych

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Ukiyo-e: flat areas of colour with strong outlines, no cast shadows, high or cropped viewpoints, Japanese inscriptions and seals.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1 January 1798 – 14 April 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He was a member of the Utagawa school. Wikipedia

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