| Summary: | "Kuniyoshi and his great contemporaries Hokusai and Hiroshige are the three outstanding figures among the later Japanese colour-print designers, but whilst the two latter have been made the subjects of several monographs and special exhibitions, Kuniyoshi has hitherto been comparatively neglected. His output was enormous, covering every form and subject known to the artists of the Ukiyoye, or Popular School, and this best work is characterized by immense vigour and versatility, mastery of draughtsmanship and originality of composition, and , in particular, a warm humanity and deep love and understanding of his country's history and legends. The present study of the artist and his work, largely based on he Museum's extensive collection, has been written by Mr. B.W. Robinson, Deputy Keeper of the Department of Metalwork, to mark the centenary of Kuniyoshi's death in 1861.'--from Foreward
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