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Toyokuni III, Bun’ya no Asayasu (no. 36), from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu eshō: Bun'ya no Asayasu)

Toyokuni III

Japanese · 1786–1864

Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Toyokuni III, Four color woodcuts, Together with KUNISADA (Jap., 1786-1864) one color woodcut, and TOSHIHIDE (Jap., 1863-1925) "ACTOR", one color woodcut (6) - five oban tate-e PROVENANCE: Estate of Isaac SternFour color woodcutsSloans & Kenyon · $275≈ £150≈ €216Sign up to see
  2. Toyokuni III, Untitled, Three Figures, color woodblock triptych, signedUntitledSloans & Kenyon · $190≈ £118≈ €133Sign up to see
  3. UntitledHelmuth Stone Gallery · $126$100 + $26 premium≈ £90≈ €105Sign up to see

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Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.

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Born 1786Died 1864Wikidata Q467427 ↗ULAN 500121373 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Kôchôrô Toyokuni, Kunisada, Sanjin, Toyokuni Utagawa, Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Toyokuni III

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Toyokuni III, Bun’ya no Asayasu (no. 36), from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu eshō: Bun'ya no Asayasu)
Bun’ya no Asayasu (no. 36), from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu eshō: Bun'ya no Asayasu)ca. 1844 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); vertical ōban; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Sue Cassidy Clark Gift, in honor of…
Toyokuni III, The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden)
The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden)1854, 7th month) · Center sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1960 — Open Access …
Toyokuni III, A Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei Tanehiko
A Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei Tanehiko1829–42 · Set of nineteen woodblock-printed booklets; ink on paper, color-printed covers
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Miki and Sebastian Izzard, 2018 — Ope…
Toyokuni III, Actor as Tokihira
Actor as Tokihiraprobably 1815 · Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…
Toyokuni III, Kabuki Actor in a Female Role Standing with a Fan
Kabuki Actor in a Female Role Standing with a Fan19th century · Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…
Toyokuni III, Banquet of the Next Full Moon at the Chrysanthemum Festival, from the series The Twelve Months (Chōyō nochi no tsuki no en, Jūni tsuki no uchi)
Banquet of the Next Full Moon at the Chrysanthemum Festival, from the series The Twelve Months (Chōyō nochi no tsuki no en, Jūni tsuki no uchi)1854 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Eliot C. Nolen, 1999 — Open Access (CC0)
Toyokuni III, Kabuki Actor with a Fan
Kabuki Actor with a Fan1820s -1840s · woodblock print on Japanese paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Lin Lougheed — Open Access (CC0)
Toyokuni III, The Kabuki Actors Nakamura Shikan as the Boatman Chokichi and Iwai
The Kabuki Actors Nakamura Shikan as the Boatman Chokichi and Iwai1820
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Toyokuni III, Title Page and Illustration from a Book by Tamenaga, Shunsui, Chapter 23
Title Page and Illustration from a Book by Tamenaga, Shunsui, Chapter 23
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Toyokuni III, Title Page and Illustration from a Book Entitled Atsugesho mannen Shimada
Title Page and Illustration from a Book Entitled Atsugesho mannen Shimada
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Toyokuni III, Young Woman With a Tray of Chrysanthemums, from 100 Poems by 100 Poets
Young Woman With a Tray of Chrysanthemums, from 100 Poems by 100 Poets1845
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Toyokuni III, A Kabuki Actor as the Imposter Tagotohime
A Kabuki Actor as the Imposter Tagotohime1852
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Toyokuni III, A standing Bijin
A standing Bijin1820
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Toyokuni III, Kabuki Actor (possibly Kikugoro III) as Yamagawaya Gonroku, and a Child Actor as Monzai Wakadayu
Kabuki Actor (possibly Kikugoro III) as Yamagawaya Gonroku, and a Child Actor as Monzai Wakadayu1852
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Toyokuni III, Kabuki actor as a geisha playing a stringed instrument
Kabuki actor as a geisha playing a stringed instrument
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Toyokuni III, Viewing Maple Trees
Viewing Maple Trees1835 · Color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Toyokuni III, Oiwa's Ghost (Oiwa no borei)
Oiwa's Ghost (Oiwa no borei)1860s · Color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bruce Goff Archive, gift of Shin'enkan, Inc. — publ…
Toyokuni III, Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei
Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei1825 · Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus — public domain (CC0)
Toyokuni III, Crouching tiger
Crouching tiger1830 · Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Toyokuni III, Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae (center), and Ichikawa Danjuro VII as I no Hayata (left)
Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae (center), and Ichikawa Danjuro VII as I no Hayata (left)c. 1820 · Color woodblock prints; shikishiban triptych, surimono
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of James M. Trapp in honor of the Asian Art Co…
Toyokuni III, Memorial portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige
Memorial portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige1858 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Toyokuni III, First Bonito of the Year
First Bonito of the Year1844–48 · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee — Open Access (CC0)
Toyokuni III, Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojiro (from the series Famous Kabuki Plays)
Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojiro (from the series Famous Kabuki Plays)mid-1810s · color woodblock print, with mica
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Sm…
Toyokuni III, Woman Standing Beside a Plum Tree
Woman Standing Beside a Plum Treec. 1850 · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)

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