Low Tide at Susaki - A Set of Five (Shiohi goban no uchi)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
c. 1828/30
Medium
Color woodblock prints; shikishiban pentaptych, surimono
Dimensions
21.2 × 91.8 cm (8 5/16 × 36 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81315
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...