Japan: 'Ichikawa Ebizo V as Benkei'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1 January 1798 - 14 April 1861), 1840. Ichikawa Ebizō V as Benkei, in the March 1840 Edo Kawarazaki-za premiere production of Kanjinchō. Utagawa Kuniyoshi was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes.

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