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Boat on sea with monster in background amidst rainstorm
Kuwana
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Kuwana

Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798 - 1861)
Datec. 1843-1845
Place of originJapan
MediumWoodcut on paper
Dimensions14 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (36.5 x 24.1 cm)
Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
Object number2012.23
Collections
Visual DescriptionBoat on sea with monster in background amidst rainstorm
Kuwana: Juzo and the Sea Monster
Kuwana: Juzo and the Sea Monster
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Edo period (1615-1867), 1843-1847
A group of men in a boat looking to the right. Another boat in the background.
Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Crocodiles
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
undated
A man in a dark robe or kimono on boat. It is raining and in the distance is a shore and cityscape.
Rescuing a Beauty
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1850
A man in a boat pulling the hair of the woman in the other panel and holding a sword.
Beauty Attempting to Escape
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1849
Complete portfolio of fifty-five prints depicting the Tokaido Road published by Tsutaya Kichizo in 1855 - the "Upright" or "Vertical" Tokaido
Kuwana
Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige 歌川 広重
1855
Bejins being transported over water (Shunga prints)
Bejins being transported over water (Shunga prints)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 19th century
c. 1835
Warriors mounted on horses in water, one in water possibly tugging on rope.
River Battle with Horses from series: Courageous Leaders in 36 Battles
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
c. 1850
Two men in samurai armor battle each other.
Saito Toshimoto Nyudo Ryuhon from series: Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
c. 1847-1850
swimmer and octopus
Mase Magokuro Masatoki from series: Mirror of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Retainers
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
c. 1853-1857
A woman drawing two swords while arrows fly around her.
Triptych, Pictures of Dolls in Contemporary Fashion
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
c. 1856
Figure in palanquin with two others behind it.
Attacking a Palanquin
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1849
43 of 55 woodcuts on paper depicting landscapes along Tokaido Road.
Kuwana: The Seven-ri Ferry
Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige 歌川 広重
Edo period (1615-1867), 1848-1849

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