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Color woodcut: a seated woman sees a skeleton reflected in an ornate mirror while two demons peer over her shoulder.

A courtesan sees herself reflected in the mirror as a skeleton: two demons look on. Colour woodcut by Yoshitoshi, 1870s.

A color woodcut shows a seated woman in a dark kimono gazing into an ornate mirror, where her reflection has become a skeleton. Two red and green demons crouch behind her, peering over her shoulder against a pale blue ground, with a vertical inscription and red seal at right.

Artist
Yoshitoshi
Date
[between 1870 and 1879]
Medium
Humorous pictures Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2186 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1879.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Cortesana ve un esqueleto en el espejo, dos demonios observan

Un grabado en madera en color muestra a una mujer sentada con kimono oscuro, mirando un espejo ornamentado donde su reflejo se ha convertido en un esqueleto. Dos demonios rojo y verde se agachan tras ella, asomándose sobre su hombro, sobre un fondo azul pálido con inscripción vertical y sello rojo.

Português: Cortesã vê um esqueleto no espelho, dois demônios observam

Uma xilogravura colorida mostra uma mulher sentada, de quimono escuro, olhando um espelho ornamentado onde seu reflexo se tornou um esqueleto. Dois demônios vermelho e verde se agacham atrás dela, espiando por seu ombro, sobre um fundo azul claro com inscrição vertical e selo vermelho à direita.

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