Ghost with Severed Head | Kawanabe Kyōsai | 1870

This unsettling Meiji-period painting by Kawanabe Kyōsai depicts a skeletal ghost clutching a severed human head in its mouth, rendered with stark economy and macabre wit. The exaggerated eyes and exposed bones heighten the sense of shock and dark humour, reflecting Kyōsai’s fascination with death, satire, and the grotesque. Blending traditional yūrei imagery with a raw, almost caricatural intensity, the work confronts the viewer with the thin boundary between horror, mockery, and the supernatural in late 19th century Japan.

Print: 

A premium quality heavyweight (200gsm) fine art print material with a smooth, clean finish. This museum quality paper is extremely consistent and works perfectly with large, full colour graphics or illustrations. The matte finish emphasises different highlights and tones in the source artworks; helping to create stunning works of art.

- All prints feature a 0.25 inch white border to ensure space for framing. 

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• FSC approved or sustainably sourced paper
• Printed using water based inks
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• Contains no plastic

Sizes:

11 x 14 Inches = 28 cm x 35.5 cm

16 x 20 Inches = 40.6 cm x 50.8 cm