Ghost with Severed Head | Kawanabe Kyōsai | 1870 Size:11"x14" with the intricately rendered clothing

with the intricately rendered clothing and jewelry of the figures adding to the sense of richness and elegance in the scene

illuminated only by the pale glow of a rising moon

in contrast

painted by Mead Schaeffer

20’’x 20’’ Inches =  50

Ghost with Severed Head | Kawanabe Kyōsai | 1870 Size:11"x14" with the intricately rendered clothingThis unsettling Meiji period painting by Kawanabe Kysai 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 Kysais fascination with death, satire, and the grotesque. Blending traditional yrei imagery with a raw, almost caricatural intensity, the work confronts the viewer with the thin boundary