komochi nishiki-e　子持錦絵

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

A type of trick picture, shikake-e 仕掛絵 where a separate picture is affixed to part of a colored print. When folded back, the picture looks different. Used for shock effect by Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni 3 三代歌川豊国;1786-1865) in some of his ghost prints.

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