Armor and a wary face emerge from a snow-laden pine

A woman in green lamellar armour with a red ruffled collar and gold fittings is glimpsed amid the heavy black boughs of a snow-laden pine, thick white clumps of snow scattered through the composition. Around her, fragments of gold-and-blue patterned armour, a bare arm, and a bearded, helmeted face emerge from the tangle of branches. A title cartouche naming the heroine stands at the upper right and columns of text at the upper left; the signature and seals are at the lower left.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) brought heroes, monsters and spectacle into the ukiyo-e print. A pupil of Toyokuni, he made his name in 1827 with the series of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Suikoden, tattooed warriors caught mid-action, and went on to giant skeletons, cats, whales and satirical puzzles that slipped past the censors. His restless invention influenced Yoshitoshi and, much later, tattoo and manga art. His prints are held by the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.