Color woodcut, paper; sheet dimensions: 370 x 255 mm; signature Kuniyoshi ga + red stamp Yoshi Kiri, two nanushi censor stamps (used 1847-1853). Printed during the artist's lifetime.
Graphic glued with upper margin to cardboard backing. State of preservation: at the right margin a tear in the sheet, glued with paper.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) - Japanese painter, considered one of the last great artists of ukiyo-e in woodcut and painting. His real name was Magosaburō Igusa, and he studied under Kunisada Utagawa. He was involved in woodcuts and book illustration. He painted landscapes, beautiful women, mythical animals, theatrical scenes and warriors.
