Lot 034 · Print Art — 10 July 2026
After Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Miyamoto Musashi and the Whale
Sold for 2,500 HKD
- Model
- After Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Miyamoto Musashi and the Whale
- Category
- Art & Antiques
Specifications
- Technique
- Colour woodblock-style print on paper
- Dimensions
- 74 × 36 cm
- Presentation
- Presented new, rolled and housed in a protective art-storage tube suitable for works on paper.
Description
After Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Miyamoto Musashi and the Whale
Artwork Details
About the Work
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI — MIYAMOTO MUSASHI AND THE WHALE
Based on the composition associated with Utagawa Kuniyoshi, *Miyamoto Musashi and the Whale* is presented here as a later printed edition. The narrative centres on a lone historical figure confronting a dramatic natural setting, with strong diagonals and animated surrounding forms amplifying the sense of action. The supplied photograph shows the image clearly and supports the identification of the principal subject and orientation. Rather than treating the sheet as a period impression or unique work, the catalogue presents it conservatively as a later decorative reproduction, keeping the visual description separate from questions of authorship, date and edition. Its balance of flattened space, decisive contour and carefully controlled detail gives the sheet a strong graphic quality suited to contemporary interiors.
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