Krabbels op de muur van een warenhuis
Medium
nishiki-e
Dimensions
362; 248
About this artwork
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
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...