Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) (artist 11/15/1797 – 03/05/1861)
Heroes led by a member of the Taira clan (平家英...)
1840
9 in x 14 in (Overall dimensions) Japanese color woodblock print
Signed: Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
Trimmed at the bottom - the 'ga' is missing
Publisher: Echizenya Heisaburō
(Marks 064 - seal unlisted, but closest to 01-121)
Honolulu Museum of Art - left-hand panel of two
Waseda University One of three prints in Lyon Collection from larger compositions each with numerous heroes. At the top is Taira no Shigemori (1138-1179: 平重盛).
Echizenya Heisaburō (越前屋平三郎) (publisher)
warrior prints (musha-e - 武者絵) (genre)