{"product_id":"sara-yashiki-ghost-okiku-hokusai-print","title":"The Ghost of Okiku (Sara-yashiki) – Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1831)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pale face rises from an old well, trailing a long serpent of hair and porcelain.\u003c\/strong\u003e In \u003cem\u003eSara-yashiki\u003c\/em\u003e, “The Plate Mansion”, Katsushika Hokusai turns one of Japan’s most famous ghost stories into a startlingly modern image. The ghost of Okiku emerges from the broken well where she died. Her neck is made of the blue and white plates that sealed her fate, wrapped in black hair, and a wisp of ghostly breath escapes from her lips. Above her, the night sky shades from deep blue to black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legend, known as \u003cem\u003eBanchō Sarayashiki\u003c\/em\u003e, tells of Okiku, a young servant entrusted with ten precious plates. Accused of losing one of them, she was killed and thrown into a well. Ever since, her ghost rises each night to count the plates, “one, two, three… nine”, before letting out a terrible cry at the missing tenth. Hokusai shows her with remarkable restraint: no blood, no violence, only her melancholy profile and the plates she will count forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print belongs to \u003cem\u003eHyaku monogatari\u003c\/em\u003e, “One Hundred Ghost Stories”, the series Hokusai designed around 1831-1832. Only five designs are known today, and Sara-yashiki is often considered the most poetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is Okiku?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOkiku is one of the great \u003cstrong\u003eyūrei\u003c\/strong\u003e of Japanese folklore, the ghosts of the dead held back by an unfinished story. Discover how yūrei differ from yōkai in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/blogs\/news\/japanese-yokai-the-ultimate-guide#yurei\"\u003eguide to Japanese yokai\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e: c. 1831-1832\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eHyaku monogatari\u003c\/em\u003e (One Hundred Ghost Stories)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTheme\u003c\/strong\u003e: yūrei, Japanese ghost story, Okiku\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHang it as a pair with Hokusai’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/products\/warai-hannya-laughing-demoness-hokusai-print\"\u003eThe Laughing Demoness\u003c\/a\u003e, from the same series. Discover more demons and ghosts in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/collections\/yokai-art-prints\"\u003eyokai print collection\u003c\/a\u003e and more of the artist in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/collections\/katsushika-hokusai\"\u003eHokusai collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallango","offers":[{"title":"A4","offer_id":54959470969155,"sku":"P7707S","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18 inches","offer_id":54959471001923,"sku":"P7708S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x30 inches","offer_id":54959471034691,"sku":"P7709S","price":90.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 inches","offer_id":54959471067459,"sku":"P7710S","price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27x40 inches","offer_id":54959471100227,"sku":"P7711S","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x60 cm","offer_id":54959471132995,"sku":"P7712S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":54959471165763,"sku":"P7713S","price":80.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm","offer_id":54959471198531,"sku":"P7714S","price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm","offer_id":54959471231299,"sku":"P7715S","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":54959471264067,"sku":"P7716S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":54959471296835,"sku":"P7717S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":54959471329603,"sku":"P7718S","price":100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0","offer_id":54959471362371,"sku":"P7719S","price":140.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3810\/2851\/files\/sara-yashiki-ghost-okiku-hokusai-print-poster.jpg?v=1792767372","url":"https:\/\/wallango.com\/en-ca\/products\/sara-yashiki-ghost-okiku-hokusai-print","provider":"Wallango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}