Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Japanese · 1798–1861 · Painter, Printmaker

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Minamoto Yorimitsu (Raiko) ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu (triptych)Toomey & Co. · Aug 2024$10,710≈ £8,371≈ €9,927Sign up to see
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)Lempertz · Dec 2017€3,224≈ $3,786≈ £2,822Sign up to see
EDO PERIODLyon & Turnbull · Nov 2021£2,000≈ $2,693≈ €2,338Sign up to see

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Japanese artist (1798–1861)

Born 1798, NihonbashiDied 1861, EdoOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q317736 ↗ULAN 500063102 ↗Museum works 19

ukiyo-e

Also known as Chō-ō-rō, Chōōrō, Ichiyūsai, Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, Igusa, Igusa Yoshisaburō, Kuniyoshi, Magosaburō and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Biographies of Loyal and Righteous Samurai — **Biographies of Loyal and Righteous Samurai**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kanadehon Chūshingura 2 — **Kanadehon Chūshingura 2**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Forty-Eight Habits of the Floating World — **Forty-Eight Habits of the Floating World**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Selection for the Eight Views — **Selection for the Eight Views**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, One Hundred Shades of Facial Expressions — **One Hundred Shades of Facial Expressions**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, A Hundred Stories of Military Valor — **A Hundred Stories of Military Valor**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Incidents of Everyday Life Compared to the Eight Views and Eight Trigrams — **Incidents of Everyday Life Compared to the Eight Views and Eight Trigrams**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Selected Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety — **Selected Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety**1854
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Gathering Seaweed at Omori — **Gathering Seaweed at Omori**n.d. · Ink and red pigment on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Japanese Print Purchase Fund — public domain (CC0)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Asakusa Imado, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)" — **Asakusa Imado, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"**c. 1832/33 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Japanese Print Purchase Fund — public domain (CC0)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kasumigaseki, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" — **Kasumigaseki, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"**c. 1832/33 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener — public dom…

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)" — **Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)"**c. 1840 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener — public dom…

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Meng Zong (Moso), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)" — **Meng Zong (Moso), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"**c. 1843 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener — public dom…

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)" — **Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"**c. 1843 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener — public dom…

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, A Low Tide Pentaptych — **A Low Tide Pentaptych**c. 1830 · Pentaptych of color woodblock prints
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay — **Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay**1854 · Triptych of color woodblock prints
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King — Open Access (CC0)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital — **Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital**early 1830s · Color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Sm…

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital — **New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital**early 1830s · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore — Open Access (CC0)

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Second Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych — **Second Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych**c. 1830 · color woodblock print from a pentaptych
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Kuniyoshi Utagawa

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