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Title

Sasai Kyûzô Masayasu

circa 1850

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japan

1797 – 1861

  • Details

    Other Title
    Sasai Kyoso (No. 12 in the series "Biographies of heroes of the Taiheiki ro heroes of the sixteenth century wars")
    Alternative title
    Taiheiki eiyû den: Sasai Kyûzô Masayasu
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    circa 1850
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    36.2 x 25.2 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed l.r., in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga [picture by Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi]" [and artist's seal]. Not dated.

    Credit
    Bequest of Ryder Walter Griffiths Swinson 1968
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    DO16.1968
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Utagawa Kuniyoshi

    Works in the collection

    26

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

    • Heroes and Villains, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 May 2001–19 Aug 2001

    • Outlaw, Art Gallery of New South Wales, North Building, Sydney, 03 Dec 2022–06 Jun 2023

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 3 publications

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