Pumpkin ghost figurine handmade by Acotama, inspired by the Ghost of Sunamura ukiyoe made by Utagawa Yoshikazu for an illustrated yôkai-themed board game in 1858
7 months of carving coming to an end, I lost some details and added some. I love and need to see the prints, but honestly, the block is the final art piece for me. It’s what I spend all my time with and each one has a segment of my life attached with it.
Shigenobu
Vegetables available from a grocer are laid out on a green background. Color woodcut Month 5, 1866
Each vegetable is named
Shigenobu-ga; Bears publisher's mark and censor's seal