Authentic original Edo Period Kuniyoshi Japanese Woodblock Print Picture
Artist:  KUNIYOSHI  UTAGAWA (1797-1861)
Date:  Edo Period, c.1848, 1849
Publisher:  Yamamoto-ya Heikichi
Title of series: Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki (Taiheiki eiyû den)
Warrior depicted:  "Sasai Kyûzô Masayasu enveloped in smoke by a volley of musket fire at the Battle of the Anegawa in 1570." Excerpt courtesy of the Kuniyoshi Project.

Description: 100% Japanese genuine & authentic original samurai warrior woodblock print picture by Kuniyoshi Utagawa from 1848.  Very good colors and impressions!  Condition is decent+/good with soiling, wear, bit of wormage.  Thin backing on reverse.  Please see and judge from photos.
Size of woodblock print picture:  23.8 cm x 35.7 cm (Oban size)
 
A classic samurai warrior picture by Kuniyoshi and one of the best from the series, illustrating that charismatic bravado, fight-to-the-death-at-all-costs temperament so beloved by warrior print connoisseurs!  This impressive original samurai artwork would make a stunning sight for the home or office.