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Woodblock rice print, framed. Featuring two figures engaged in fighting. 20 x 27 cm (7.9 x 10.6 in). Kinsen Suzuki was born in Wakayama in 1867 and studied “Nan-ga” (Japanese for “Southern Painting”, and also refered to as “Bunjin-ga” or Literati Painting) under Tsukushi Suiun. Since he could not get a job with Nan-ga painting, he studied ukiyo-e by himself and drew many kuchi-e for “koudan-bon” (book for story telling), and illustrations for Kobe Newspapers. His illustrations had reputations for their historical accuracy. It was said that 70-80% of illustrations for all the koudan books in Osaka were Kinsen’s. “Ukiyo-e” is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. The term ukiyo-e translates as "picture[s] of the floating world". PROVENANCE: Private collection (Connecticut, United States).