Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1797 - 1861)

Samurai holding a spear


Signed:	unsigned
Date:	ca. 1840
Size:	43 x 28.5 cms 17 x 11 inch
Technique:	sumi on very thin, semi-transparent paper
Condition:	Very good.
Price:	SOLD Euro
Literature:	This is a very large preparatory drawing, very characteristic of Kuniyoshi's drawing style. We see a samurai warrior with a standard (sashimono), topped by a family crest, on his back. The family crest (a broad ring) may be that of Katô Kiyomasa (1562-1611). The spear in his hands points at two kowtowing persons. Cp. with Elena Varshavskaya's Heroes of the grand pacification p. 73 for a print showing a warrior in a similar stance.
Detail:	See detail

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