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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798–1861)
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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798–1861)

Sakata Kaidomaru (Kintaro) fighting a giant carp

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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798–1861)
Sakata Kaidomaru (Kintaro) fighting a giant carp
Depicting a key story from the legend of the hero Sakata Kaidomaru, in which he wrestles with a giant carp under the Bishamon waterfall
Woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Tsutaya Kichizo, circa 1825
Vertical oban (37.7 x 25.7 cm.)

Note du spécialiste

For a different design of the same subject by Kuniyoshi in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 2008,3037.21215, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx

For another impression of this design, see:
Schaap, Robert, Heroes and Ghosts, Japanese Prints by Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861), (The Society for Japanese Arts, 1998), p. 39

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