Title: “Battle of Sclunotani Diptych” or “Evening Glow at Yashima” Yashima no sekishô, ???? Series: Selection for the Eight Views Mitate hakkei, ???? Medium: Original, Hand-Color Woodblock print from 1846, vintage and life-time impressions. Signature: Signed with the Artist’s chop. Description: Benkei looking through a telescope (left) and the fan on the pole at the Battle of Yashima. Part of Kuniyoshi’s famed Warrior dyptychs. Reference: Robinson – T179; see the Kuniyoshi Project on line for a complete catalogue raisonne. Additional photo used (shown last) courtesy of. Louise Ariëns Kappers and C. Van der Peet and the Kuniyoshi Project. 100% Japanese genuine & authentic original Ukiyo-e Color Woodblock. Print from 1846; good color and a fine impression. Provenance: Ronin Gallery; Hatay Stratton Fine Art, Northampton, Massachusettes. The son of silk dyer, Kuniyoshi Utagawa was born into the Igusa family in Edo. Little is known about his very early years, though he is said to have shown remarkable talent from a young age. Kuniyoshi began his ukiyo-e career as a pupil of Shunei. At age 14 he was accepted to study the art of woodblock printing under Toyokuni I and, in time, would become one of his most successful students. In 1814, he left Toyokuni’s studio to pursue a career as an independent Japanese ukiyo-e artist. However, his fortunes changed in 1827 with his dramatic series 108 Heroes of the Suikoden. From that point on, the public hungered for his portrayals of famous samurai and legendary heroes. Kuniyoshi worked in all genres, producing some brilliant landscapes and charming bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women). He died in the spring of 1861 from complications of a stroke. In direct contrast to the peaceful views of a scenic Japan provided by Hiroshige and Hokusai, the following decades saw a rise of the fierce, fearsome and fantastical in ukiyo-e. Kuniyoshi welcomed this changing public taste. He had a ravenous imagination and the full scope of his work reveals an aesthetic sensibility capable of assimilating almost any experience. No doubt, however, his particular genius felt most at home in the world of martial glory, where epic battles decided the fate of empires and fierce warriors clashed to the death. His imagery was so popular in his time that he received requests for tattoo designs. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “desertangel-usa” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.
- Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
- Region of Origin: Japan – 1846
- Originality: Original
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Age: 1800-1849
- Primary Material: Paper – Ukiyo-e Color Woodblock Print
- Maker: Utagawa KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861)
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Type: Paintings Scrolls and Prints
- Color: Multi-Color
