Utagawa KUNIYOSHI

He looks fierce, but he is really a nice person
(Mikake wa kowai ga tonda ii hito da みかけハこハゐがとんだいい人だ)
(c. 1847)

Medium

colour woodblock

Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Asian Art Acquisition Fund with the assistance of the Lillian Ernestine Lobb Bequest, 2010

Gallery location: Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium

colour woodblock

Measurements

38.0 × 35.5 cm (image and sheet)

Place/s of Execution

Japan

Inscription

printed in ink (in Japanese characters)
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (censor seal) / (censor seal) / (Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi kyoga ga)
stamped in red ink (Yoshi kiri)

Accession Number

2010.320

Department

Asian Art

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Asian Art Acquisition Fund with the assistance of the Lillian Ernestine Lobb Bequest, 2010
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Gallery location

Not on display

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Utagawa KUNIYOSHI He looks fierce, but he is really a nice person (Mikake wa kowai ga tonda ii hito da みかけハこハゐがとんだいい人だ) (c. 1847)

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Utagawa KUNIYOSHI

He looks fierce, but he is really a nice person
(Mikake wa kowai ga tonda ii hito da みかけハこハゐがとんだいい人だ)
(c. 1847)