Nissaka tot Hamamatsu
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1833 - 1837
Medium
nishiki-e
Dimensions
335; 231
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 231 mm x breedte 335 mm
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...