A dozing samurai dreams a ghostly figure among the peaks

A samurai in a black robe and light-blue hakama reclines against a cushion, one hand pressed to his temple, a sheathed sword held across his knees. Above him, among white cloud-like forms, a pale female apparition with wild hair reaches out both arms; a thin pale line curls upward from the sleeping man toward her. A cloud-shaped inset at upper left holds a small pine landscape, and red cartouches at upper right name the series and station; Kuniyoshi's signature and seals sit at lower left. From the series 69 Stations of the Kisokaidō, 1852.

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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