UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)

Two Warrior Woodblock Prints

Closed12 July 2018

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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Two Warrior Woodblock Prints
Two warrior prints comprising:
- Miyamoto Musashi Killing a Monstrous Bat in the Mountains of Tambo Province
Woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendo), circa 1825-30

- Tenjiku Tokubei on a Giant Toad
Woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendo), circa 1825-30
Both vertical oban (39.6 x 27 cm. and 38.5 x 26.1 cm.)

Specialist note

For another of the second print in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.16470, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/tenjiku-tokubei-209033