Samurai Prints by Kuniyoshi - Tips for Collectors. In this Japanese name, the family name is Utagawa.. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川 国芳, January 1, 1798-April 14, 1862), also called Kuniyoshi, was a Japanese artist. You can find two exciting examples of this subject below… An acclaimed shunga design portraying the famous Suikoden hero Tanmeijiro Genshogo (in Chinese Ruan Xiaowu) who is having intercourse with the queen of the Island of Women while holding an opponent in an armlock. Kuniyoshi, The 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden - Dokkakuryu Sujun as Lantern-seller with Sokokatsu Kaiho as Hunter £855.00 Sold Kuniyoshi, 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden - Nyubina Dakoju on a Horse The extraordinary ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) is most famous for his Suikoden Heroes. Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kansho, Water Margin, Suikoden, Japanese Woodblock Print. Kuniyoshi Utagawa died on April 14, 1861. While woodblock prints by Kuniyoshi's rival Kunisada are rather frequent, usually cheap, and easily available in today's market, the situation for prints by Kuniyoshi is a bit different. One Hundred Eight Heroes of a Popular Water Margin (Chinese, Shuihu zhuan; Japanese, Suikoden), All Told: Ruan Shaoqi Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1827-1830 Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Suikoden Series 5.jpg 685 × 1,024; 311 KB Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Suikoden Triptych The Fishermen.jpg 1,024 × 499; 224 KB Kuniyoshi Utagawa, The actor 10 … It tells of the adventures of a band of 108 rebels who sought refuge in the margins of Liangshan Marsh. 1827 Chitasei Goyô (Wu Yong) is posed next to his astrological implements as stars twinkle above the scene. He was a masters of the ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Title: Chitasei Goyô (Wu Yong), Astronomer Series: “The 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden All Told” (Tsûzoku Suikoden gôketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori) Date: ca. Utagawa Kuniyoshi was a great master of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and paintings in the late Edo period. ... Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 108 Heroes of Suikoden, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo Period, c. 1827-1830. Born in the Nihonbashi Honshirogane-cho area of Edo, Kuniyoshi's talents bloomed when he was still in his teens and he went to study under Utagawa Toyokuni I, a … The series that made him famous is Based on stories from the semi-historical Chinese novel, Suikoden . Shop original Utagawa Kuniyoshi art and other Utagawa Kuniyoshi art from the world's best art galleries.