Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Ghostly Visitor in Tales of Old Japan
A strange long-necked figure bends towards a seated man beside a lantern. The frontispiece introduces the second volume of Mitford’s Japanese tales.
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Japanese artists; individual maker not identified. "The Ghostly Visitor in Tales of Old Japan" [editorial title]. In Tales of Old Japan, A. B. Mitford. Both volumes, 1871, undated edition. Source scan leaf 316. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0655-0316
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Japanese artists; individual maker not identified. The Ghostly Visitor in Tales of Old Japan. Tales of Old Japan. Scan leaf 316. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0655-0316