Revenge of the Taira Warriors, Edo period (1615?1868), 1843?47, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Oban triptych:, Each H. 14 3/4 in. (37. 5 cm) ; W. 9 7/8 in. (25. 1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797?1861), Kuniyoshi used silhouette?itself a symbol of evanescence?as a method of depiction such ethereal subjects as ghosts, around which developed a genre that became increasingly popular in the nineteenth century