One Hundred Pictures by Kyōsai (Kyōsai hyakuzu)
- Date:
- 1878
- Medium:
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
A collected edition or representative selection from the celebrated "One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai" series, published in 1878, which presented one hundred compositions across every genre of Kyosai's art. The series had been a landmark publishing event — a comprehensive statement by Japan's most controversial living artist at a moment when his reputation was at its height. The range across one hundred prints is staggering: Buddhist imagery, satirical caricature, animal studies, warrior portraits, supernatural scenes, and lyrical landscapes all appear.
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Frequently Asked Questions
One Hundred Pictures by Kyōsai (Kyōsai hyakuzu) was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎) in 1878.
One Hundred Pictures by Kyōsai (Kyōsai hyakuzu) depicts figures and daily life.