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A warrior in tiger-striped lamellar armour charges on a rearing black horse through wind-blown snow. A blue fur ruff flares behind a blackened, scowling face as he grips the long black shaft of a pole-arm in both hands, its broad black blade marked with a crescent moon and stars. Snow churns in white drifts around the horse’s legs, with pine trees along a distant bank. A title cartouche sits at the upper right, with the artist’s signature and two black seals at the lower left.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) brought heroes, monsters and spectacle into the ukiyo-e print. A pupil of Toyokuni, he made his name in 1827 with the series of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Suikoden, tattooed warriors caught mid-action, and went on to giant skeletons, cats, whales and satirical puzzles that slipped past the censors. His restless invention influenced Yoshitoshi and, much later, tattoo and manga art. His prints are held by the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.
