Kuniyoshi: Nowaki: Kidômaru with Sword on an Ox

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Title: Nowaki: Kidômaru with Sword on an Ox Series: Japanese and Chinese comparisons for the Chapters of Genji: Wakan nazorae Genji . Date: 1855/7th month Nowaki: Kidômaru is unsheathing his sword as he awaits Raiko’s arrival. He is drawn in an unusual, western-influenced manner, as well as being seated on an ox and surrounded by flowers. Condition: Excellent impression and color. Very good condition. Bottom margin trimmed and top margin narrow. Dimensions: ôban Publisher: Ise Yoshi Literature: “Kuniyoshi: The Warrior Prints” by BW Robinson, series S88. Seal: censor’s aratame & date seal: 7th month of Hare Year (1855); carver’s seal ‘Hori Atsu-Ji’ Signature: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga with his square seal of a paulownia