Utagawa Kuniyoshi Miyamoto Killing Nue Ukiyo-e Poster

Enjoy this vibrant reproduction art print of Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi's ukiyo-e artwork "Miyamoto Musashi Killing a Giant Nue." In Japanese folklore, a Nue is a type of 'yokai' (supernatural being) with the face of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, the body of a Japanese Raccoon Dog and the front half of a snake for a tail. This print illustrates Miyamoto Musashi, a popular poet and painter of the time period, killing the giant creature. Ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries, featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre, and pleasure quarters. It is the main artistic genre of woodblock printing in Japan. The Floating World store on Zazzle painstakingly digitally restores these historical treasures to contemporary vivid colors and fixes basic aging issues. Paper texture and color are maintained because it reveals the aged beauty of these master works of art. Our ukiyo-e posters, cards, and gifts are lovingly created to bring this ancient art to your home.