Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Fantastic Visions The World of Kuniyoshi, Dramatist of Edo

Discontinued book, very sought after.

Heroes, monstrous creatures, vengeful ghosts, dandies, the grotesque, nonsense, parody…

The woodblock-printed and painted works of Kuniyoshi, the great ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, are filled with humor and inventiveness.

This compilation of the works of Kuniyoshi contains some 200 plates, including classic examples of musha-e pictures of legendary warriors, kassen-no-zu battle scenes, giga-e anthropomorphic caricatures of animals, and scenes of famous places in old Edo and other regions depicting the lives of the common people

Used Book in Very Good Condition.

232 pages

Size: 29,7 cm / 11.7 in

Printed in Japan, 2014

Softcover.