A bearded rider on a rearing horse brandishes a long spear

A bearded warrior in blue lamellar armour trimmed with white fur rides a rearing brown horse, gripping a long pale spear crossed diagonally in front of him. A red pompom crowns his helmet and a red cape streams behind his shoulder. A painted demon-mask panel in green and red hangs at the horse's flank. Swirling grey-and-white bands fill the background. A title cartouche and a longer text panel are at the upper right; the signature is at the lower right and the seals 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.

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