Komagine Hachibei
- Date:
- 1868, 8th lunar month
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.2 × 24.1 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Komagine Hachibei was an Edo-period street gambler and outlaw celebrated in popular fiction as a chivalrous underworld figure. This 1868 nishiki-e print depicts him in the typical stance of the Japanese outlaw hero—fierce, defiant, and possessed of a code of honor superior to that of his social betters. Yoshitoshi's repeated engagement with outlaw subjects during the late 1860s reflects a broad cultural nostalgia for the social world of Edo being rapidly dismantled by Meiji modernization.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Komagine Hachibei was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1868, 8th lunar month.
Komagine Hachibei depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
Komagine Hachibei measures 36.2 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).