A samurai on a dappled white horse raises his sword

A samurai in red-laced armor and a crested helmet rides a white horse dappled with grey rosettes past a stone wall, a drawn sword raised in one hand. Pine branches and dark waves fill the background at left, beneath a fan-shaped inset landscape showing travelers on a rural road with birds in flight above. A red cartouche names the Kisokaidō series and the Kumagaya station, with the figure named Kojirō Naoie beside it; Kuniyoshi's signature and seals sit at 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.