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Utagawa Toyokuni I — VisualArtsDB

Utagawa Toyokuni I

b. 1769 — d. 1825

Japanese (culture or style)Asian Art

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Timeline

Born 1769 — Died 1825

1610s

Onoe Matsusuke as the Ghost of the Murdered Wife Oiwa, in "A Tale of Horror from the Yotsuya Station on the Tokaido Road"

Onoe Matsusuke as the Ghost of the Murdered Wife Oiwa, in "A Tale of Horror from the Yotsuya Station on the Tokaido Road"

Actors

Actors

Nakamura Nakazo II as Matsuo-maru

Nakamura Nakazo II as Matsuo-maru

An Actor Beside Water

An Actor Beside Water

1690s

Woman and Attendant

Woman and Attendant

1700s

The actor Arashi Ryuzo later known as Arashi Shichigoro

The actor Arashi Ryuzo later known as Arashi Shichigoro

Printer's woodblock

Printer's woodblock

1760s

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

The First Visit of the Cuckoo

The First Visit of the Cuckoo

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Shinbei in the Kabuki
Play "Sukeroku"

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play "Sukeroku"

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in Ceremonial Robes of Green and Pink, Drawing His Sword

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in Ceremonial Robes of Green and Pink, Drawing His Sword

+22

1770s

Chofu no Tamagawa

Chofu no Tamagawa

1780s

The Mieido Fan Shop

The Mieido Fan Shop

New Year's Celebration in a Large Mansion

New Year's Celebration in a Large Mansion

Picking Clams

Picking Clams

A Chushingura Parody

A Chushingura Parody

+52

1790s

Tetsukuri no Tamagawa on the Musashino Plain

Tetsukuri no Tamagawa on the Musashino Plain

Kabuki Actors: Bando Mitsugorō and Iwai Hanshirō

Kabuki Actors: Bando Mitsugorō and Iwai Hanshirō

A Public Bath House

A Public Bath House

Scene from an Unidentified Drama

Scene from an Unidentified Drama

+45

1800s

Ushiwaka-maru in Armor

Ushiwaka-maru in Armor

Actor Nakamura Utayemon with Two Women Preparing for the New Year Ceremony

Actor Nakamura Utayemon with Two Women Preparing for the New Year Ceremony

The Actor Segawa Roko as the Woodseller Ohara Leading an Ox

The Actor Segawa Roko as the Woodseller Ohara Leading an Ox

Actor Sawamura Gennosuke Riding on Ox as Sugawara no Michizane

Actor Sawamura Gennosuke Riding on Ox as Sugawara no Michizane

+17

1810s

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Senjo (Segawa Kikunojo III)

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Senjo (Segawa Kikunojo III)

The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Ishikawa Goemon in the play "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1810

The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Ishikawa Goemon in the play "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1810

Print of a Kabuki Dancer from the Maiden of the Dōjōji Temple (Musume Dōjōji)

Print of a Kabuki Dancer from the Maiden of the Dōjōji Temple (Musume Dōjōji)

Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Fujiwara no Shihei (Tokihira, Minister of the Left), in Ume Sakura Aioi-zoshi

Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Fujiwara no Shihei (Tokihira, Minister of the Left), in Ume Sakura Aioi-zoshi

+8

1820s

The actors Seki Sanjuro II, One Kikugoro III, and Ichikawa Danjuro VII on a Kabuki stage

The actors Seki Sanjuro II, One Kikugoro III, and Ichikawa Danjuro VII on a Kabuki stage

Memorial Portraits of the Actors Otani Baju II (right) and Ichikawa Monnosuke III (left)

Memorial Portraits of the Actors Otani Baju II (right) and Ichikawa Monnosuke III (left)

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III

Works

186 artworks

Fair Travellers Fording the River Oi

Fair Travellers Fording the River Oi

, 1790

A Public Bath House

A Public Bath House

, 1790

Kabuki Actors: Bando Mitsugorō and Iwai Hanshirō

Kabuki Actors: Bando Mitsugorō and Iwai Hanshirō

, 1790

The Fourth Month

The Fourth Month

, 1791

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Takebe Genzo and Iwai Kiyotaro in the Role of Tonami

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Takebe Genzo and Iwai Kiyotaro in the Role of Tonami

, 1791

A Windy Day under the Cherry Trees

A Windy Day under the Cherry Trees

, 1792

Washing Cloth in a Stream

Washing Cloth in a Stream

, 1792

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the packhorse-man Muchizo in the play "Miyamairi Musubi no Kamigaki," performed at the Kiri Theater in the eleventh month, 1797

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the packhorse-man Muchizo in the play "Miyamairi Musubi no Kamigaki," performed at the Kiri Theater in the eleventh month, 1797

, 1792

Portrait of Eijudo at Seventy-One

Portrait of Eijudo at Seventy-One

, 1793

The First Month (Sho gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

The First Month (Sho gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

, 1793

The Fifth Month, a Set of Three (Gogatsu sambukutsui), from the series "Twelve Months by the Twin Brushes of Toyohiro and Toyokuni (Toyohiro Toyokuni ryoga juni ko)"

The Fifth Month, a Set of Three (Gogatsu sambukutsui), from the series "Twelve Months by the Twin Brushes of Toyohiro and Toyokuni (Toyohiro Toyokuni ryoga juni ko)"

, 1793

The actor Segawa Kikunojo and a young woman kicking a ball

The actor Segawa Kikunojo and a young woman kicking a ball

, 1793

Scene from a Drama

Scene from a Drama

, 1794

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1794

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1794

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shimobe Hatsuhei, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shimobe Hatsuhei, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1794

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Fuwa Banzaemon from the Play "Ukiyozuka hiyoku no inazuma"

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Fuwa Banzaemon from the Play "Ukiyozuka hiyoku no inazuma"

, 1794

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Sukeroku in the play "Omiura Date no Nebiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1799

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Sukeroku in the play "Omiura Date no Nebiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1799

, 1794

Toraya: Arashi Ryuzo II as the monk Tojibo in the play "Hatsu Akebono Kaomise Soga," from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Toraya: Arashi Ryuzo II as the monk Tojibo in the play "Hatsu Akebono Kaomise Soga," from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1794

Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1794

Masatsuya: Otani Oniji III as Ono Sadakuro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Masatsuya: Otani Oniji III as Ono Sadakuro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1794

Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1794

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1795

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1795

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