Utagawa Kuniyoshi: An Exhibition by Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Merlin Dailey; Richard Muhlberger; Robert Henning - 1980

Springfield, MA: Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, 1980. Paperback. First edition, first printing. Very Good paperback with a touch of soiling, light wear at the corners, and a sticker ghost to the back cover; binding tight and square, no creasing to spine. A nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Art by Utagawa Kuniyoshi; biographical essay by Merlin Dailey; preface by Richard Muhlberger; exhibition coordinator Robert Henning Jr. Unpaginated [approx. 200 pages]; 8 color plates + 202 b&w reproductions + hundreds of reproductions of Kuniyoshi's signatures, seals, and publisher's marks; 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Chronology, publisher's marks, Kuniyoshi's signatures, Kuniyoshi's signature seals, bibliography. Kuniyoshi(1797-1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. His subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of legendary samurai heroes.