Japan Art and Warlords

Japan Art and Warlords

Lee Jay Walker

Modern Tokyo Times

Utagawa Toyonobu was born in 1859 during the late Edo Period. He died before the end of the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Accordingly, his art belongs to the dynamic Meiji Period.

All three prints by Toyonobu depict warlords and individuals of esteem concerning the pre-Edo Period. This includes the founding father of the Edo Period.

The first print focuses on the revered General Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336).