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Utagawa Kuniyoshi — VisualArtsDB

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

b. 1797 — d. 1861

Japanese (culture or style)Japanese Art Asian Art

One of the principal Ukiyo-e artists of the late Edo period.

Timeline

Born 1797 — Died 1861

1610s

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King

Book of Humorous Poems (Kyōka shū) 狂歌集

Book of Humorous Poems (Kyōka shū) 狂歌集

1790s

Roshungi (Chinese, Lu Zhunyi) as a Woman with a Pipe Riding on a Buffalo

Roshungi (Chinese, Lu Zhunyi) as a Woman with a Pipe Riding on a Buffalo

Theatrical Scene

Theatrical Scene

Illustration of Poem by the Emperor Kwoko

Illustration of Poem by the Emperor Kwoko

Seaweed Gatherers at Omori

Seaweed Gatherers at Omori

+1

1800s

Print

Print

Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments

Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments

The Wada Rebellion: Yoshihide Breaks Down the Great Gate

The Wada Rebellion: Yoshihide Breaks Down the Great Gate

Zhu Shouchang

Zhu Shouchang

+13

1810s

Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama (Oyama Roben no taki)

Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama (Oyama Roben no taki)

Octopus and Shell

Octopus and Shell

1820s

Travelling in a Snowstorm

Travelling in a Snowstorm

Girl Filling a Bucket with Sea Water

Girl Filling a Bucket with Sea Water

Inuzaka Keno Tanetomo from Story of Eight Dogs (Hakkenden)

Inuzaka Keno Tanetomo from Story of Eight Dogs (Hakkenden)

Yang Lin (Kinhyoshi Yorin), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

Yang Lin (Kinhyoshi Yorin), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

+58

1830s

Nichiren in Snow at Tsukahara, Sodo Province

Nichiren in Snow at Tsukahara, Sodo Province

Onmayagashi in Edo

Onmayagashi in Edo

Daikoku and Ebisu, Two of the Seven Gods of Happiness

Daikoku and Ebisu, Two of the Seven Gods of Happiness

View of Mitsumata in the Eastern Capital (Toto Mitsumata no zu), from the series "Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto no zu)"

View of Mitsumata in the Eastern Capital (Toto Mitsumata no zu), from the series "Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto no zu)"

+42

1840s

Tamomo no Mae, with Poem by Fumiya Asayasu, from the series "Ogura Versions of the One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazorae Hyakunin isshu)"

Tamomo no Mae, with Poem by Fumiya Asayasu, from the series "Ogura Versions of the One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazorae Hyakunin isshu)"

View of Mt. Asama from the Usui Pass

View of Mt. Asama from the Usui Pass

Kinugawa Yoemon, with Poem by Harumichi no Tsuraki, from the series "Ogura Versions of the One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazorae Hyakunin isshu)"

Kinugawa Yoemon, with Poem by Harumichi no Tsuraki, from the series "Ogura Versions of the One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazorae Hyakunin isshu)"

Women Near a River

Women Near a River

+63

1850s

Memorial portrait of the actor Ichimura Takenojo V

Memorial portrait of the actor Ichimura Takenojo V

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada

Portrait of Yokogawa Kanhei Munenori

Portrait of Yokogawa Kanhei Munenori

Portrait of Kansake Yagoro Noriyasu

Portrait of Kansake Yagoro Noriyasu

+35

Works

244 artworks

Tale of Eight Dogs (Hakkenden) 八犬伝;

Tale of Eight Dogs (Hakkenden) 八犬伝;

, 1845

“‘Exile to Suma’ (Suma): Tamaori-hime,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)

“‘Exile to Suma’ (Suma): Tamaori-hime,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)

, 1845

''‘Lady of the Evening Faces’ (Yūgao): Yazama’s Wife Orie (Yazama-shi no shitsu Orie),” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)

''‘Lady of the Evening Faces’ (Yūgao): Yazama’s Wife Orie (Yazama-shi no shitsu Orie),” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)

, 1845

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Narihira at Yatsuhashi from "A Six-fold Screen of Famous Pictures (Meiga rokushi byobu)"

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Narihira at Yatsuhashi from "A Six-fold Screen of Famous Pictures (Meiga rokushi byobu)"

, 1847

Sumo Wrestlers Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke and Koyanagi Tsunekichi, with Judge Sakaigawa Namiemon and Referee Shikimori Kiichirō

Sumo Wrestlers Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke and Koyanagi Tsunekichi, with Judge Sakaigawa Namiemon and Referee Shikimori Kiichirō

, 1847

The actors Arashi Kichisaburo III as Aboshi Samojiro, Onoe Kikugoro II as Hamaji, Nakamura Kan'emon as Nurude Gobaiji, and Otani Tomoemon IV as Shokan Hikiroku

The actors Arashi Kichisaburo III as Aboshi Samojiro, Onoe Kikugoro II as Hamaji, Nakamura Kan'emon as Nurude Gobaiji, and Otani Tomoemon IV as Shokan Hikiroku

, 1847

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Tsunagoro

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Tsunagoro

, 1847

The Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Popular Otsu Picture (Tokini otsue kidai no maremono)

The Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Popular Otsu Picture (Tokini otsue kidai no maremono)

, 1848

Ghosts of the Taira at Daimotsu Bay

Ghosts of the Taira at Daimotsu Bay

, 1849

Memorial portrait of the actor Ichimura Takenojo V

Memorial portrait of the actor Ichimura Takenojo V

, 1851

Portrait of Yokogawa Kanhei Munenori

Portrait of Yokogawa Kanhei Munenori

, 1852

Portrait of Oboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio (The Leader)

Portrait of Oboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio (The Leader)

, 1852

Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)"

Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)"

, 1852

Portrait of Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa

Portrait of Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa

, 1852

Tajima Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)"

Tajima Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)"

, 1852

Portrait of Kansake Yagoro Noriyasu

Portrait of Kansake Yagoro Noriyasu

, 1852

Portrait of Oribe Yahei Kanamaru

Portrait of Oribe Yahei Kanamaru

, 1852

Shima Province: Arashi Rikan III as the Aunt of Fukuoka Mitsugi

Shima Province: Arashi Rikan III as the Aunt of Fukuoka Mitsugi

, 1852

Shimosa Province: Asakura Togo and Hitachi Province: Oguri's Wife Kohagi, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)"

Shimosa Province: Asakura Togo and Hitachi Province: Oguri's Wife Kohagi, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)"

, 1852

Portrait of Yada Gorosaemon Suketake

Portrait of Yada Gorosaemon Suketake

, 1852

Shōtoku Taishi Destroying Mononobe no Moriya

Shōtoku Taishi Destroying Mononobe no Moriya

, 1852

Portrait of Tominomori Sukeyemon Masakata

Portrait of Tominomori Sukeyemon Masakata

, 1852

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada

, 1852

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane

, 1852

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