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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

Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

, 1795

Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai

Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai

, 1796

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796

, 1796

A princess traveling with her attendants descends from a palanquin

A princess traveling with her attendants descends from a palanquin

, 1796

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the play "Edo no Hana Ako no Shiogama," performed at the Kiri Theater in the fourth month, 1796

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the play "Edo no Hana Ako no Shiogama," performed at the Kiri Theater in the fourth month, 1796

, 1796

The actors Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kojoro-gitsune of Okazaki in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796

The actors Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kojoro-gitsune of Okazaki in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796

, 1796

A seaside outing

A seaside outing

, 1796

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the shop boy Chokichi

The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the shop boy Chokichi

, 1796

Keisei Ichikawa Denzo

Keisei Ichikawa Denzo

, 1797

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Mad Female Role

Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō III in a Mad Female Role

, 1798

The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide, the sister of Rokurozaemon, in the play "Hana to Mimasu Yoshino no Miyuki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1798

The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide, the sister of Rokurozaemon, in the play "Hana to Mimasu Yoshino no Miyuki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1798

, 1798

Ichikawa Komazō III in the Role of Kameō with Iwai Kumesaburō in the Role of Kameō's Wife, Oyasu, from the Play Shunkan futatsu omokage

Ichikawa Komazō III in the Role of Kameō with Iwai Kumesaburō in the Role of Kameō's Wife, Oyasu, from the Play Shunkan futatsu omokage

, 1798

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman in Black Robe Holding a Straw Hat

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman in Black Robe Holding a Straw Hat

, 1798

Untitled Book of Erotica (Shunga) 春画

Untitled Book of Erotica (Shunga) 春画

, 1798

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Kojoro of the Mikuniya and Arashi Sanpachi I as her elder brother Kujuro in the play "Tomigaoka Koi no Yamabiraki," performed at the Kiri Theater in the first month, 1798

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Kojoro of the Mikuniya and Arashi Sanpachi I as her elder brother Kujuro in the play "Tomigaoka Koi no Yamabiraki," performed at the Kiri Theater in the first month, 1798

, 1798

Hand-mirrors of actors (Yakusha awase kagami)

Hand-mirrors of actors (Yakusha awase kagami)

, 1799

The Red Carp

The Red Carp

, 1799

Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of the Wet-Nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro as Mokuemon, in “Tokubei of India: Tales of Strange Lands” (Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi)

Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of the Wet-Nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro as Mokuemon, in “Tokubei of India: Tales of Strange Lands” (Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi)

, 1799

New Year's Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi no zu)

New Year's Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi no zu)

, 1799

Ushiwaka-maru in Armor

Ushiwaka-maru in Armor

, 1800

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

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

, 1800

Arashi Hinasuke as Bunya no Yasuhide, from the series Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)

Arashi Hinasuke as Bunya no Yasuhide, from the series Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)

, 1800

Actor Sawamura Gennosuke Riding on Ox as Sugawara no Michizane

Actor Sawamura Gennosuke Riding on Ox as Sugawara no Michizane

, 1800

Young couple as Kanzan and Jittoku

Young couple as Kanzan and Jittoku

, 1800

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