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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Sketch of a Military Herocirca 1840s

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Gestural ink brush drawing on cream paper of a robed male figure in a dynamic twisted pose, one arm raised holding a small object, rendered with loose fluid lines

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Sketch of a Military Hero, circa 1840s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased for the collection by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Title
Sketch of a Military Hero
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1840s
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Preparatory sketch for woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions
12 1/2 x 9 in. (31.8 x 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for the collection by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms
Accession Number
AC1995.50.3
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art