Utagawa (Igusa) Kuniyoshi, artist
Japanese, 1797 - 1861 Nakamura Shikan as Higuchi no Jiro, 1830 - 1838
color woodcut
35.2 x 24.3 cm (image)
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Artist Biography: Utagawa (Igusa) Kuniyoshi. Go= chooro, Ichiyusai, Ryuen. , Active in Edo. Originally known as Igusa Kuniyoshi. First trained as a dyer, then probably studied with Shun*ei. Pupil of Toyokuni.
