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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Gongsun Sheng, the Dragon in the Cloudscirca 1827-1830

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Japanese woodblock print of a bearded man in a yellow robe gripping a sword while wrestling a green dragon amid waves and dark clouds, with vertical Japanese text columns

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Gongsun Sheng, the Dragon in the Clouds, circa 1827-1830, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Far Eastern Art Council and Museum Associates, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japan, 1797-1861
Title
Gongsun Sheng, the Dragon in the Clouds
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1827-1830
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 15 × 10 3/8 in. (38.1 × 26.35 cm) Sheet: 15 × 10 3/8 in. (38.1 × 26.35 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Far Eastern Art Council and Museum Associates
Accession Number
AC1992.73.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art