Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Mountain of Skulls
A standing figure and a kneeling companion occupy a high mound of human skulls. The plate introduces Hearn’s Buddhist tale in In Ghostly Japan.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Mountain of Skulls" [editorial title]. In In Ghostly Japan, Lafcadio Hearn. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 2. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0654-0002
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Illustrator not identified. The Mountain of Skulls. In Ghostly Japan. Scan leaf 2. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0654-0002