UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)*

GIANT SERPENT

Details
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)*
Giant serpent
Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, kiri (paulownia) seal
Ink and light color on silk; framed
43 x 18in. (111 x 47.5cm.)

Lot Essay

published:

Kaneko Fusui, ed., Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e shusei/Ukiyo-e Paintings in Japanese Collections, vol. 2 (Tokyo: Mainichi Shimbunsha, 1977), no. 166.