Du Xing, the Devil-faced (Kirenji Tokô), 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　鬼臉兒杜興」

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4); first edition about 1827–30 (Bunsei 10–Tenpô 1)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.3 cm (14 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik

Accession Number64.809

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Klompmakers, Of Brigands and Bravery (1998), #36; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S2.28

Signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画

Marks Censor's seal: Watari
No blockcutter's mark
改印：渡
彫師：なし

Provenance1964, bequest of Maxim Karolik (1893-1963) to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 8, 1964)