Animals and Plants,
Part II
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Series: Untitled
series illustrating dragons Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: Dragon flying
above turbulent waves Date: c. 1831 Publisher: Morita-ya Hanzô |
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Series: Untitled
series illustrating dragons Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: Two dragons
by a waterfall Date: c. 1831 Publisher: Morita-ya Hanzô NOTE: Although this
untitled series is not listed in Appendix 1 of Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, 1961), this print is illustrated as Plate 26. |
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Series: Untitled
series illustrating dragons Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: Dagon and
waves Date: c. 1831 Publisher: Morita-ya Hanzô I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Keyblock print for above image |
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Series: Birds and
animals illustrated (Kinjû zue, 禽獣圖會) Robinson: 38 Title: Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: Date: 1837 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô |
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Another state of the above print |
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Yet another state |
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Series: Birds and
animals illustrated (Kinjû zue, 禽獣圖會) Robinson: 38 Title: Horse (Uma) Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: A rearing horse
among cherry blossoms Date: 1837 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô NOTE: This print is
illustrated as Plate 27 in Kuniyoshi
by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). |
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Keyblock print for the above design |
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Series: Birds and
animals illustrated (Kinjû zue, 禽獣圖會) Robinson: 38 Title: Dragon and
Tiger (Ryûko, 龍虎) Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: A tiger looks
up at a dragon next to a waterfall Date: 1837 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô |
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Another state of the above design |
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I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this alternate state with bokashi
(graduated shading) in the sky below the black clouds. |
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Series: Birds and
animals illustrated (Kinjû zue, 禽獣圖會) Robinson: 38 Title: Chinese Lion
(Shishi, 獅子) Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: A Shishi (Chinese
lion) and her cub near a cliff with peonies Date: 1837 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô |
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Another state of the above print. |
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Series: Birds and
animals illustrated (Kinjû zue, 禽獣圖會) Robinson: 38 Title: Hôô and Kirin (鳳凰 麒麟) Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: A phoenix and
an animal resembling a giraffe Date: 1837 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this keyblock print. |
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Series: None Robinson: Not listed Title: A Cat Making
Mice Fearful (鼠よけの猫) Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or
36 by 25 centimeters) Description: A fat cat
with a collar Date: c. 1841 Publisher: No publisher’s
seal. The red seal under Kuniyoshi’s signature is the Toshidama
seal of the Utagawa school of ukiyo-e
artists. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Series: None Robinson: Not listed Title: Giant conch
exhibited at the Sengaku-ji Size: Ôban (about 14 by 10 inches or 36
by 25 centimeters) Description: Exhibition of
a giant conch Date: 1846-1848
(censors Muramatsu and Yoshimura) Publisher: Mori-ya Jihei |
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Series: None Robinson: Not listed Title: Picture of a
Giant Conch (大宝螺貝之図) Size: ? Description: Exhibition of
a giant conch at the Sengaku-ji Date: 1846-1848
(censors Muramatsu and Yoshimura) Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Robinson: Not listed Title: Colorful
Peonies and Lion Dogs (Fukamigusa shishi no irodori, 深見草獅子彩色) Size: Ôban
(about 14 by 10 inches or 36 by 25 centimeters) Description: Two flowers
composed of tiny shishi (Chinese lions) Date: 1847-1848
(censors Hama and Kinugasa) Publisher: No seal I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Another state without Kuniyoshi’s signature |
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I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this alternate state of the
above design. |
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Series: Robinson: Not listed Title: None Size: 22.5 x 16.6 cm. Description: Sparrows flitting around snow-covered branches of
bamboo Date: Publisher: No seal |
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I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this drawing
of a puppy by Kuniyoshi. |
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“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
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