Utagawa Kunisada II, Japanese (1823-1880)
Actor Asao Okuyama III as Nurude Gobaiji, oban color woodcut from the series The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes (Hakkenden inu no sôshi no uchi), 1852. 14 3/8 x 10 inches. Signed, upper left. This series depicts the characters of Bakin’s novel Hakkenden and has been described as one of the artist’s masterworks.