Kamikiri "Hair-Cutter" | Utagawa Yoshifuji | 1868 19th Century Escher's detailed and meticulous technique

Escher's detailed and meticulous technique captures the macabre and fantastical essence of Bosch's original vision

created by Edward Henry Corbould in 1853

Cloaked in a heavy habit and illuminated by a single

his elaborate set designs for London theatres

unconscious man laid out on a narrow platform

Kamikiri "Hair-Cutter" | Utagawa Yoshifuji | 1868 19th Century Escher's detailed and meticulous techniqueA Woman Attacked by the Kamikiri (Hair Cutter) Utagawa Yoshifuji, Japan, 1868. This vivid ukiyo e print by Utagawa Yoshifuji (18281887) depicts a terrifying encounter with the Kamikiri, a mischievous ykai from Japanese folklore said to ambush unsuspecting victimsoften womenand shear off their hair. Set against a domestic nighttime scene, a woman recoils in terror as the black, ape like creature lunges toward her, scissors gleaming from its clawed