Object Details
- Label
- Shoki was a natural subject for Kuniyoshi, who was renowned for his print series of Chinese and Japanese warriors and heroes. In a dynamic composition that fills the page, Shoki bristles with energy as he grasps a small demon in one hand and a sword in the other. The broad, modulated lines with which the figure is delineated intentionally replicate the brushstrokes of ink painting.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Masterful Illusions: Japanese Prints from the Anne van Biema Collection (September 15, 2002 to January 9, 2003)
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Artist
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861)
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Period
- Edo period
- Credit Line
- The Anne van Biema Collection
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 36.1 x 24.6 cm (14 3/16 x 9 11/16 in)
- Type
