内容简介
UtagawaKuniyoshi(1797-1861)isregardedasoneofthetruemastersofukiyo-e,theartofEdo-periodJapan.Kuniyoshiproducedthousandsofprintsanddesignsduringhislifetime,butisperhapsbest-knownforhismusha-e(warriorprints),withwhichhecametoprominencein1830.Kuniyoshisseries108HeroesOfTheSuikodenfromthatyearwasrevolutionaryinitsdynamics,colourandvisualviolence,epitomisingthedelirious,almostproto-psychedelicstylewithwiththeartistwouldrecreatearchetypalfiguresbothhumananddemonicfromJapanesemythovertheensuingdecades.SAMURAIGHOSTANDMONSTERWARScollectsandconsiders100ofKuniyoshismostvividandcompleximagesofwarriors,spectres,demonsandmonstrousbeasts,presentedinlarge-formatandfull-colourthroughout.NEWREVISEDANDUPGRADEDEDITION:Manynewpictures,improvedpicturequalitythroughout,high-gaugepaperstock."