Online Auction 18945From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

Dragon and Tiger (Ryuko)

Closed18 June 2020

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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Dragon and Tiger (Ryuko)
From the series Pictures of Birds and Beasts (Kinju zue)
Woodblock print
Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga
Censor's seal kiwame
Published by Joshuya Kinzo (Shofukudo), circa 1837
Vertical oban: 23.9 x 35.5 cm. (9 3/8 x 14 in.)

Specialist note

The same print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.16469, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/209032/dragon-and-tiger-ryuko-from-the-series-pictures-of-birds

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