KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861). Toshimoto. (Sold)
Artist:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Subject:
Saito Toshimoto nudo Ryuhon fighting his giant enemy underwater.
Series:
Taiheiki eiyuden (Heroic stories of the Taiheiki). Print no. 48.
Signature:
Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. Artist seal kiri.
Date:
ca. 1847-50. Cersors' seals Mera and Murata.
Publisher:
Yamamatoya Heikichi.
Size:
Oban tate-e, 37X25 cm
Medium:
Woodblock color print.
Literature:
Another impression is illustrated and described in detail in Elena Varshavskaya. Heroes of the grand pacification. Kuniyoshi’s Taiheiki eiyu den. Amsterdam 2005, n.48.
Remarks:
One of the best design in the series.
Conditions:
Very good impression, color and conditions.
Item no:
C 1013
Status:
Sold