WATER MARGIN: THE NINE TATTOOED DRAGONS CAPTURES CHEN DA (Utagawa Kuniyoshi)

Object: original Japanese woodblock print
Genre: shunga 春画 erotic art

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1797-1861)
From the book: A Modern Water Margin Story 当盛水滸伝, vol. 1 上
Print title: The Nine Tattooed Dragons Captures the Stream Leaping Tiger Chen Da 九門龍跳澗虎陳達を檜提

Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing

Year: 1829
Condition: overall good, tiny holes
Dimensions: 27 x 22 cm

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