Yokai depicted by UTAGAWA Kuniyoshi

These prints depict yokai by UTAGAWA Kuniyoshi, a late Edo-period ukiyo-e artist also known as the "eccentric ukiyo-e master." In one of his best-known works, Soma no furudairi, Takiyasha-hime—daughter of TAIRA no Masakado and a sorceress versed in Onmyodo—is shown commanding a gigantic skeleton, depicted with striking dramatic force.