{"product_id":"mg1482-yoshitoshi-valiant-drunken-tigers-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Yoshitoshi - Valiant Drunken Tigers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsukioka Yoshitoshi \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock Print. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOban (10\" x 14\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eMasadaya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e, Musha-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe ronin Umanosuke was drinking in a sake shop when he overhead two samurai making disloyal remarks; at this, he became enraged, and cut them both down with a single stroke. Number 6 in the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eKeisei Suikoden\u003c\/strong\u003e (Biographies of Valiant Drunken Tigers) is one of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's most dramatic and psychologically charged warrior series. Created in the late Edo period, these prints present bold, larger-than-life portraits of legendary fighters and outlaws, each captured in moments of intense action, defeat, or raw emotion. The title plays on a visual pun: though pronounced \u003cem data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"543\"\u003eSuikoden\u003c\/em\u003e like the famous \u003cem data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eWater Margin\u003c\/em\u003e, the characters instead mean \"Drunken Tigers\", a metaphor for warriors consumed by ferocity and battle frenzy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003eRather than idealized heroism, Yoshitoshi emphasizes the human cost of conflict. Traditional ukiyo-e design merges with Western-influenced shading and perspective, giving the scenes unusual depth, movement, and immediacy. \u003cem data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1155\"\u003eKeisei Suikoden\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies Yoshitoshi's mature style - bold, emotional, and intensely human - making these prints especially compelling for collectors of samurai imagery and late-period ukiyo-e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, some pinholes and stains, not backed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ehttp:\/\/www.yoshitoshi.net\/series\/tigers.html\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43419442905166,"sku":"MG1482","price":305.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1482-yoshitoshi-valiant-drunken-tigers-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1770069650","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1482-yoshitoshi-valiant-drunken-tigers-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}