A Suikoden warrior carries a bound captive across his back

A powerfully built warrior with a stark white kabuki-style face and streaming black hair strides forward, a grimacing dark-faced man slung across his back and shoulder. He grips a long reddish staff diagonally across his body and wears armor patterned in blue scales and gold clouds over a straw rain-cape (mino). The background is a cracked, crazed stone or plaster wall in warm grey, with a wooden railing at lower left. A vertical cartouche at upper right names the hero Mozusei Komei within the series of 108 Suikoden heroes; a text panel at left carries further inscription. The artist's signature and red seal appear lower right.

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.