Ruan Xiaoqi, the Living King of Hell (Katsuenra Genshōshichi), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori) 「活閻羅阮小七」 『通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個』

Object Details

• Artist

  Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861)

• Publisher

  Kagaya Kichiemon (Seiseido) 加賀屋吉右衛門 (active ca. 1815-1850)

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  The Anne van Biema Collection

• Type

  Print

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• Name

  Kagaya, Kichiemon, Utagawa, Kuniyoshi

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Anne van Biema collection, Heroes, Ukiyo-e

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints