UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1827-1830Anonba tate-e print ofSotoki Sosei from the seriesTsuzoku suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin (108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin); depicting Sotoki Sosei (Chinese: Cao Zheng) stripped to the waist, his upper body tattooed with images of fish and cuttlefish, armed with a long pole, about to give chase to the scoundrel Yoshi, published by Kagaya Kichibei, censor's sealkiwame, signedIchiyusai Kuniyoshi ga; mounted on paper.38.2cm x 26.5cm (15 1/16in x 10 7/16in).Artist or Maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861)