The Mansion of the Plates
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 10 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (26.4 × 19 cm) (image, sheet, vertical chūban) 19 × 15 × 1 1/2 in. (48.26 × 38.1 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
The plate demon is supposed to be the ghost of Okiku who worked as a maid of a warrior's house, accidentally broke a dish that was treasured by her lord's family. Her angry lord killed her and threw her body in a well in his yard. Kiku became a ghost and haunted around the well. Many novels were written based on the story, and several different Kabuki plays were also written.
