Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) depicting Minamoto no Yoshitsune in full armor and surcoat seated on a tiger-skin with his hand on an armrest from the series “Stories of One Hundred Heroes of High Renown” (Meiko hyaku yu den) published by Izumi-ya Ichibei (Senichi) circa 1844. Vertical oban size (14 1/4"V x 9 5/8"H). Very good overall condition with only minor fading and soiling evident. The print was removed from an album and is lightly album backed and slightly trimmed. The image has a faint vertical centerfold and a prominent horizontal centerfold as the album was constructed with each print folded in half. There is some wear at the edges (particularly at the edges of the centerfold). This image is listed and described on page 121 (S31.35) of B. W. Robinson’s "Kuniyoshi: The Warrior Prints," Cornell University Press, 1981. From a Scottsdale, Arizona collection.