Kurikara Kengorō appears in this 1867 print as a warrior figure from the tradition of heroic outlaw fiction that flourished in late Edo popular culture. The sword in the name—"Ken" (剣)—suggests a blade-related sobriquet, a common device for naming warrior heroes. During 1867 Yoshitoshi produced an enormous number of such warrior prints, working at a pace that reflected both artistic energy and financial necessity as the old Tokugawa order collapsed and the print market remained voracious for heroic imagery.
1888
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kurikara Kengorō was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1867.
Kurikara Kengorō depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
