{"product_id":"warai-hannya-laughing-demoness-hokusai-print","title":"The Laughing Demoness (Warai-hannya) – Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1831)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most unsettling faces in Japanese art.\u003c\/strong\u003e In \u003cem\u003eWarai-hannya\u003c\/em\u003e, “The Laughing Demoness”, Katsushika Hokusai shows a \u003cem\u003ehannya\u003c\/em\u003e bursting out of a round frame: horns, bulging blue eyes, wild hair and an enormous grin full of teeth. In her clawed hand she holds the head of a child she has just devoured. The contrast between her almost comic laughter and the horror of the scene is what makes this print unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print belongs to \u003cem\u003eHyaku monogatari\u003c\/em\u003e, “One Hundred Ghost Stories”, a series Hokusai designed around 1831-1832. Its title refers to a popular Edo-period game: on summer nights, people gathered to tell ghost stories by the light of a hundred candles, blowing one out after each tale. Hokusai planned a hundred prints, but only five are known today, which makes each design all the more precious. The round frame evokes a lantern, the light by which these tales were told.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is the hannya?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ehannya\u003c\/strong\u003e is a woman turned into a demon by jealousy or resentment, famous through the horned masks of Noh theatre. Read more in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/blogs\/news\/japanese-yokai-the-ultimate-guide#hannya\"\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\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: chūban, vertical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTheme\u003c\/strong\u003e: hannya, Japanese demon, ghost story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bold, graphic piece for lovers of the strange, and a perfect Halloween companion to our other yokai prints. 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":54958866760003,"sku":"P7694S","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18 inches","offer_id":54958866792771,"sku":"P7695S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x30 inches","offer_id":54958866825539,"sku":"P7696S","price":90.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 inches","offer_id":54958866858307,"sku":"P7697S","price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27x40 inches","offer_id":54958866891075,"sku":"P7698S","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x60 cm","offer_id":54958866923843,"sku":"P7699S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":54958866956611,"sku":"P7700S","price":80.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm","offer_id":54958866989379,"sku":"P7701S","price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm","offer_id":54958867022147,"sku":"P7702S","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":54958867054915,"sku":"P7703S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":54958867087683,"sku":"P7704S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":54958867120451,"sku":"P7705S","price":100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0","offer_id":54958867153219,"sku":"P7706S","price":140.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3810\/2851\/files\/warai-hannya-laughing-demoness-hokusai-print.jpg?v=1792755429","url":"https:\/\/wallango.com\/en-ca\/products\/warai-hannya-laughing-demoness-hokusai-print","provider":"Wallango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}