Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also known as Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki, Ichimei Ritetsugyū 黒旋風李逵 一名李鉄牛), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also known as Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki, Ichimei Ritetsugyū 黒旋風李逵 一名李鉄牛), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)

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Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also known as Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki, Ichimei Ritetsugyū 黒旋風李逵 一名李鉄牛), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個),

ca. 1827–30

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, 1798–1861
Published by Kagaya Kichiemon 加賀屋吉右衛門, active 1815–1850
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
2025-7

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Title
Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also known as Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki, Ichimei Ritetsugyū 黒旋風李逵 一名李鉄牛), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (Tsūzoku Suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori 通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之一個)
Dates

ca. 1827–30

Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳
Published by Kagaya Kichiemon 加賀屋吉右衛門
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format): ink and color
Dimensions
36 × 24.2 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, made possible by funds from the Cotsen Fellowship
Object Number
2025-7
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed: Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga 一勇斎国芳画
Marks/Labels/Seals
Seal: kiwame 極
Culture
Asian, Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
woodblock prints, prints
Subject
figures (representations), warriors

? − 2015 Collection of private NY-based collector (prominent author)
2015 − 2024 Placed on consignment at Ronin Gallery by private NY-based collector
2024 Acquired by PUAM from Ronin Gallery

Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, also known as Iron Ox (Kokusenpū Riki, Ichimei Ritetsugyū 黒旋風李逵 一名李鉄牛)

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