Does Anybody Know anything about this print?

[Josh Carter]

Pretty sure its a Kuniyoshi Print and I want to tattoo it on somebody but I need read the story first. All I need is the name and I can find the rest.

[kylegrey]

The characters name is Taira No Tomomori ,i won't spoil it for you but hes got a nifty little story to boot and one of my favourite characters .

[Bart Bingham]

Ghost of the drowned warrior Shimamura Danjo Takanori

[Bart Bingham]

Ghost of the drowned warrior Shimamura Danjo Takanori

He was a retainer of warlord Hosokawa Takakuni. he was drowned in battle fighting to save his lord. according to legend the crabs in the region where he was drowned bear markings that resemble his features. refered to as heike crabs i believe. he drowned in the Nozato River. in the settzu provence

[Bart Bingham]

oh and yes it is Kuniyoshi. it was the last single sheet warrior print that he did that was not part of a series. it was published in 1843-44 although it is believed he drew it years earlier.

i only know this because i visited the kuniyoshi exibit at the japanese cultural center not too long ago. and i have this print

[Bart Bingham]

there is another very similar print by kuniyoshi from 1851 of three drowned warriors and some heike crabs. also in the settzu provence but different river. among those three is the dude kyle mentioned Taira No Tomomori .

[kylegrey]

Sorry ,Barts got it spot on .Tommomori is usually depicted with an anchor cause he tied himself to it and jumped ship .Thanks Bart thats one hell of a print u have .

[Josh Carter]

Damn, Thanks Bart. I knew the story of the heike crabs and figured in might tie in somehow.I didnt know how it related to this particular warrior print though. Really appreciate the info.

I need to go Japan.

[Josh Carter]

Thank you too Kyle. Appreciate it.

[waverly]

That Kuniyoshi Exhibit at Japan Society last year was the single best art show I have ever seen. That print and others from the story were there and they were amazing to see in person.

[Bart Bingham]

totally agree Bill, what really amazed me was how small they are in real life. they're all so detailed i thought they were gonna be huge. amazing.

josh you are most welcome.

[Paul Shachtman]

Buy "Of Brigands and Bravery", by Inge Klompmakers: Amazon.com: Of Brigands and Bravery: Kuniyoshi's Heroes of the Suikoden (9789074822558): Inge Klompmakers: Books

Ed Hardy rightfully referred to Kuniyoshi as "The Father of Japanese Tattooing."

I don't think print is in this "Suikoden" series book.

[Josh Carter]

I have that book but I'm not sure if this is in it. I'll look tonight.

[kylegrey]

Thanks for the acknowledgement Josh -would love to see the tattoo ,wheres it going to go ?

[Paul Shachtman]

Yeah, it's not in "Brigands", if, as Bart said, this print was not part of a series. Bart sounds like he knows what he's talking about. Bart: I understand you have an original of this print? Can I ask you what you paid for it? I have a couple Kuniyoshi originals, one Suikoden, one not. An unfortunate fraction of my art-induced credit card debt. Oops. Thanks.

(Timothy Clark published a great Kuniyoshi book in 2009. The heike crab three warrior print's in there. Maybe you dudes have that book, too.)

[Bart Bingham]

Pshakman, I do have that book you're talking about. thats where i got my info and my print from. i picked it up at the Japan society exibit. Poor wording on my part i didnt mean to convey that i had a lone art print so i couldnt begin to know what one would cost. I'm a poor typist and it was just less words to say "i have a print" than to type "i have a book with a print of this in side" sorry for the confusion.

[Josh Carter]

Its supposed to be a full back. Just trying to find the right image and subject.

Bart, Whats that book called, I might have it.

[Josh Carter]

I take that back. I have Demon of Painting by Timothy Clark, Thats why that name sounded familiar.

[Bart Bingham]

i cant find any title on the book other than "Kuniyoshi "

"Kuniyoshi from the Arthur R. Miller Collection" is what its listed as on the website i just found it on.

heres a link:

Kuniyoshi Exhibition Catalogue

[Paul Shachtman]

Yeah, "Demon of Painting" is a pricey out-of-print Kyosai book. I highly suggest you buy the new Clark Kuniyoshi book while it's in print. $50 on Amazon, I believe. Surprisingly, Edo-period prints can be very affordable. I slid into a bunch of Kunisada prints that are in Horitaka's "Tattoos of the Floating World" for $275 a pop!! Fucking dope.

[Josh Carter]

Yeah man that Demon of Painting was super pricey. I have both those Kuniyoshi books in my shopping cart right now.