Imado in Asakusa
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1831 - 1835
Medium
nishiki-e
Dimensions
260; 369
About this artwork
Mannen aan het werk bij tegelovens langs een rivier; op de achtergrond aan de rivieroever stapels afgebakken tegels. Voorstelling omsloten door groene rand van bamboestammen.
About the Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1797–1861
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) was born in Edo to the silk-dyer Yanagiya Kichiyemon, originally bearing the childhood name Yoshisaburō. From a young age, he assisted in his family's pattern design work, which sharpened his innate mastery of color and textile motifs that would permeate his later prints. At around twelve years old, his prodigious drawing skills drew the attention of the renowned Utag...