KUNIYOSHI, UTAGAWA (1797-1861)
$2,450.00Price
"Kiura Okaemon Sadayuki Poised To Strike" (1847)
(The Faithful Samurai - Seichu gishi den)
woodblock print
37.5 x 25cm
signed upper right
*private collection, Sydney
Kuniyoshi was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He was a member of the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of legendary samurai heroes. His artwork incorporated aspects of Western representation in landscape paintingand caricature.