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Ruan Xiaoqi, the Living King of Hell (Katsuenra Genshôshichi), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsûzoku Suikoden gôketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)


「通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個 活閻羅阮小七」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1827–30 (Bunsei 10–Tenpô 1)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.9 x 25.5 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.2148
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Iwakiri et al., Edo no eiyû (2010), #107; King and Iwakiri, Japanese Warrior Prints (2007), #145; Klompmakers, Of Brigands and Bravery (1998), #14; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S2.40
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.2148, 64.843
Signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極