Challenging Ukiyo-e, from Kuniyoshi to Yoshitoshi

223 pages

Compilation of works in the Utagawa and Kuniyoshi schools, from the first masters to their accomplished apprentices. Divided into 5 comprehensive sections:

1. Heroes

2. Mythical creatures and Violence

3. People

4. Folklore

5. “Yoshi- / -yoshi” family (Kuniyoshi, Yoshitsuya, Yoshifusa, Yoshikasu, Yoshiiku, and more).

Great reference for themes and figures in Wabori/Irezumi and Japanese-inspired art.

(2019)