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Yoshikazu (fl. 1850 - 1870)

Minamoto no Yorimitsu Sees a Monstrous Creature in the Mountains

Medium: Woodblock Print
Date: c. 1847
Size (H x W): 14 x 29 (inches)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshodo)
Seals: Hama and Magome (censor seals)
Signature: Ichijusai Yoshikazu ga (each sheet)
Condition: Very good color and impression, very light soiling and wear along edges, two sheets attached, very small worm hole on right sheet, partial light backing, snake and trees embellished with
mica, woodgrain visible on center sheet.

About the artist

A student of Kuniyoshi, Yoshikazu Utagawa was an important artist of Yokohama-e. This genre of woodblock prints imagined the foreign people, customs, and things that entered Japan following Japanese engagement in trade in 1854. While best known for his Yokohama-e, Yoshikazu also produced a number of historical prints as well.