Utagawa KUNIYOSHI

(Japan 1797–1861)

Title

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori

Other titles:

Brave men in Hakkenden: Inuta Kobungo

Alternative title:

Giyû Hakkenden: Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori

Place of origin

Japan

Period

Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan

Year

1847-1852

Media category

Materials used

colour woodcut

Dimensions

Ôban tate-e: 35.0 x 23.2cm image/sheet

Signature & date

Signed c.r., in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga [picture by Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi and artist's seal]". Not dated.

Credit

Gift of Dr Roderick Bain 1997

Accession number

169.1997

Location

Not on display

Further information

Kuniyoshi established his reputation with his pictures of historical heroes.

The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.255.

Bibliography (3)

AJIOKA Chiaki (Curator), Heroes and villains: from Japan's floating world May 2001, Sydney, May 2001, (1) (colour illus.). cat.no. 1.27

Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 'The Floating World', Domain, 2003, 255 (colour illus.).

Editor Unknown (Editor), Japanese Prints: 2000, 11. No.7 Nov 2000, Tokyo, Nov 2000, 2 (colour illus.). cat. no. 14

Exhibition history (1)

Heroes and Villains, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 May 2001–19 Aug 2001