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A penis skeleton menaces a woman who has come onto a veranda at night. From "the Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons" by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE

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A penis skeleton menaces a woman who has come onto a veranda at night. From "the Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons" by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE

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Woodblock prints from the "Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons" by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE. The prints shown are titled: Actor with vulva-shaped mouth, Pillar of Flames, Fellatio by a vulva-faced demon and Dripping Mountain

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Woodblock prints from the "Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons" by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE. The prints shown are titled: Actor with vulva-shaped mouth, Pillar of Flames, Fellatio by a vulva-faced demon and Dripping Mountain

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Japanese woodblock print “Kidomaru seated cross-legged on the head of a giant python, learning magic from the tengu”, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1840 CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Japanese woodblock print “Kidomaru seated cross-legged on the head of a giant python, learning magic from the tengu”, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1840 CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A woodblock print titled "At first glance he looks very fierce, but he is actually a kind person", made by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Circa 1847-1848 CE, Edo Period, Japan

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A woodblock print titled "At first glance he looks very fierce, but he is actually a kind person", made by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Circa 1847-1848 CE, Edo Period, Japan

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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A Japanese woodblock print made in 1832 CE by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, depicting the actor Nakamura Shikan as Higuchi no Jiro

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A Japanese woodblock print made in 1832 CE by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, depicting the actor Nakamura Shikan as Higuchi no Jiro

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"Cats as the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō", by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Japan, Edo period, 1850

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"Cats as the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō", by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Japan, Edo period, 1850

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A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai

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A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai

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A woman is attacked by the Kamikiri on her way to the toilet. Translation in comments. Print by Utagawa Yoshifuji. Japan, 1868

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A woman is attacked by the Kamikiri on her way to the toilet. Translation in comments. Print by Utagawa Yoshifuji. Japan, 1868

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa, an Ukiyo-e painting, a woodblock print, by Japanese artist Hokusai. Published around 1830 as the first in the series "36 Views of Mount Fuji", it is Hokusai's most famous work and is often considered the most recognizable work of Japanese art in the world...

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa, an Ukiyo-e painting, a woodblock print, by Japanese artist Hokusai. Published around 1830 as the first in the series "36 Views of Mount Fuji", it is Hokusai's most famous work and is often considered the most recognizable work of Japanese art in the world...

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A painting by Utagawa Toyokuni of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a “Shibaraku” role. From Japan, early 1810s CE, now housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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A painting by Utagawa Toyokuni of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a “Shibaraku” role. From Japan, early 1810s CE, now housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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19th-century Japanese woodblock print titled "Ryuko tako no asobi” or Popular Octopus Games" or "Fashionable Octopus Games". Created between 1840 and 1842 by the renowned artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

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19th-century Japanese woodblock print titled "Ryuko tako no asobi” or Popular Octopus Games" or "Fashionable Octopus Games". Created between 1840 and 1842 by the renowned artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

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The Hyakki Yagyo. The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. A Late Edo to Early Meiji Copy , hand painted and produced by Yoshida Kokin. Even as a later copy, an extraordinarily rare find.

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The Hyakki Yagyo. The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. A Late Edo to Early Meiji Copy , hand painted and produced by Yoshida Kokin. Even as a later copy, an extraordinarily rare find.

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A tattooed human skin depicting a scene from the Japanese play "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees". This skin was removed from a man, who died around 1930, by the Japanese physician Fukushi Masaichi who was the founder of a collection of tattoos taken from the dead

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A tattooed human skin depicting a scene from the Japanese play "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees". This skin was removed from a man, who died around 1930, by the Japanese physician Fukushi Masaichi who was the founder of a collection of tattoos taken from the dead

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Portraits of Kim Igyo , a Joseon Dynasty scholar-official who led the 12th and final diplomatic mission to Tokugawa Japan. Left: his official portrait c.1810; right: painted by a Japanese artist in 1811. The ambassador traveled only as far as Tsushima. Korea/Japan, 19th century

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Portraits of Kim Igyo , a Joseon Dynasty scholar-official who led the 12th and final diplomatic mission to Tokugawa Japan. Left: his official portrait c.1810; right: painted by a Japanese artist in 1811. The ambassador traveled only as far as Tsushima. Korea/Japan, 19th century

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Prostitutes performing acrobatics on a ladder. Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Japan, Edo period, 1830-1835

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Prostitutes performing acrobatics on a ladder. Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Japan, Edo period, 1830-1835

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The Warrior's Grave at Doigahama, in Japan, of a Yayoi period man who had 15 stone arrowheads driven into bones from chest to waist. It is believed that he was struck at point-blank range and speculated that he was a warrior who fought to protect the village at Doigahama

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The Warrior's Grave at Doigahama, in Japan, of a Yayoi period man who had 15 stone arrowheads driven into bones from chest to waist. It is believed that he was struck at point-blank range and speculated that he was a warrior who fought to protect the village at Doigahama

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Woodblock prints of the First Sino-Japanese War, made in 1894 CE by the Japanese artist Kobayashi Kiyochika, who employed a sense of light and shade called kōsen-ga inspired by Western art techniques

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Woodblock prints of the First Sino-Japanese War, made in 1894 CE by the Japanese artist Kobayashi Kiyochika, who employed a sense of light and shade called kōsen-ga inspired by Western art techniques

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Armor of Satake Yoshishige, daimyo of Hitachi Province from 1562 to 1589 CE. Renowned for his ferocity in battle; he was also known by the nickname of "Ogre Yoshishige" . The armor is now housed at the Satake Historical Museum in Japan

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Armor of Satake Yoshishige, daimyo of Hitachi Province from 1562 to 1589 CE. Renowned for his ferocity in battle; he was also known by the nickname of "Ogre Yoshishige" . The armor is now housed at the Satake Historical Museum in Japan

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