Story Collection (#8)

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Claudio Solera

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Adam Wasilewski

Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night, 1889. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

The Three Jews Brought Before Nebuchadnezzar, 1565. Creator: Philip Galle
The Three Jews Brought Before Nebuchadnezzar, 1565. From The Story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, pl. 2

AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Christmas Present, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Christmas Present, 2023. Fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol"

AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Jacob Marley, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - The Ghost of Jacob Marley, 2023. Jacob Marley is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol"

Oya Taro Mitsukune Watching Skeletons, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oya Taro Mitsukune Watching Skeletons, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Series: New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Buddha Shakyamuni with "Jataka" Tales, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Shakyamuni with "Jataka" Tales, late 17th-early 18th century. The Buddha Shakyamuni, who lived in the 6th-5th century BC, is shown here telling stories of his previous existences

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1830-1860

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 4 (The Forest Edge): Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha, 1830-1860 (). Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 4 (The Forest Edge): Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha, 1830-1860 ()

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), 1920-1940

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1, 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1, 1920-1940

Narrative Scroll: Vessantara Jataka, 1st half 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Narrative Scroll: Vessantara Jataka, 1st half 20th century

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Collecting food in the forest is one of Maddi's daily activities during the family's exile

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King... 18th-19th cent. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King Sanjaya, 18th-19th century

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. The deity Indra fears that a dishonorable person will ask for Maddi

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. After his banishment from the kingdom, Vessantara is accompanied into the forest by his wife, Maddi, and their two children

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. In this scene, we see Prince Vessantara giving his prized white elephant to a group of brahmins from a neighboring kingdom

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Before her rebirth on earth as Vessantara's mother, Queen Phusati resided in heaven as the primary queen of Indra, king of the gods

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. The old brahmin Jujaka is poor but has a young, beautiful wife named Amittatapana

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Divine beings lead Jujaka to the palace of King Sanjaya, Vessantara's father

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Jujaka visits Vessantara in his cottage in the forest and asks for the children

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Wandering in the forest as he tries to find Vessantara, Jujaka is chased up a tree by dogs

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. As Jujaka is on his way back to his village with Vessantara's children

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka... c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka Sleeps the Children are Cared For, c1875-1925

Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. This dynamic painting illustrates a story of the former lives of the Buddha, known as the Jataka tales

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime, 1889. From New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts

Taira no Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Taira no Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1885. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage. Taira no Tadamori(1096-1153) found something lighting strangely in the dark at night

Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern, 1865. From 100 Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Tawara Toda Protecting the Dragon's Daughter from the Giant Millipede, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tawara Toda Protecting the Dragon's Daughter from the Giant Millipede, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Iga no Tsubone with Tengu, the Spirit of Fujiwara no Nakanari, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Iga no Tsubone with Tengu, the Spirit of Fujiwara no Nakanari, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

The Greedy Old Woman with a Box of Demons, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Greedy Old Woman with a Box of Demons, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Suma Urabe Suetake Meeting a Ghost with a Child, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Suma Urabe Suetake Meeting a Ghost with a Child, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Apocripha, Printed 1643. Creators: Wolfgang Endter, Peter Paul Troschel
Apocripha, Printed 1643

Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Minamoto Raiko Ason Watching a Spider, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Minamoto Raiko Ason Watching a Spider, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Shobu and the Elephant, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shobu and the Elephant, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Akamatsu Jutamaru Takanori and the Ghost of Yaegakehime, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Akamatsu Jutamaru Takanori and the Ghost of Yaegakehime, 19th century. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

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