Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese · 1786–1865 · Painter, Printmaker

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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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 1786, EdoDied 1865, EdoOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q467427 ↗ULAN 500121373 ↗Museum works 24

Utagawa school

Also known as Bukiyō Matahei, Fuchō, Gepparō, Gototei, Gototei Kunisada, Hanabusa Ittei, Ichiyōsai, Ichiyosai Toyokuni and 7 other name forms

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Utagawa Kunisada, 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…

Utagawa Kunisada, 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 …

Utagawa Kunisada, A Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei Tanehiko — **A Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei Tanehiko**1829–42 · 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…

Utagawa Kunisada, Actor as Tokihira — **Actor as Tokihira**probably 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…

Utagawa Kunisada, Kabuki Actor in a Female Role Standing with a Fan — **Kabuki Actor in a Female Role Standing with a Fan**19th 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…

Utagawa Kunisada, 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)

Utagawa Kunisada, Kabuki Actor with a Fan — **Kabuki Actor with a Fan**1820s -1840s · woodblock print on Japanese paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Lin Lougheed — Open Access (CC0)

Utagawa Kunisada, The Kabuki Actors Nakamura Shikan as the Boatman Chokichi and Iwai — **The Kabuki Actors Nakamura Shikan as the Boatman Chokichi and Iwai**1820
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art

Utagawa Kunisada, 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

Utagawa Kunisada, 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

Utagawa Kunisada, 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 Poets**1845
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art

Utagawa Kunisada, A Kabuki Actor as the Imposter Tagotohime — **A Kabuki Actor as the Imposter Tagotohime**1852
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art

Utagawa Kunisada, A standing Bijin — **A standing Bijin**1820
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art

Utagawa Kunisada, 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 Wakadayu**1852
Vanderbilt Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Vanderbilt Museum of Art

Utagawa Kunisada, 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

Utagawa Kunisada, Woman Putting Out a Light (from the series Modern Customs: Frost Beneath the Stars) — **Woman Putting Out a Light (from the series Modern Customs: Frost Beneath the Stars)**c. 1820 · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore — Open Access (CC0)

Utagawa Kunisada, Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo in the Mt. Tenpai Scene, from the series Famous Kabuki Plays — **Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo in the Mt. Tenpai Scene, from the series Famous Kabuki Plays**1814 · color woodblock print, with mica
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Sm…

Utagawa Kunisada, Abalone Divers off the Coast of Ise, from an Untitled Landscape Series — **Abalone Divers off the Coast of Ise, from an Untitled Landscape Series**early 1830s · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift — Open Access (CC0)

Utagawa Kunisada, Woman Leaving a Bath House (from the series Pictures from Otsu) — **Woman Leaving a Bath House (from the series Pictures from Otsu)**c. mid 1820s · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee — Open Access (CC0)

Utagawa Kunisada, First Bonito of the Year — **First Bonito of the Year**1844–48 · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee — Open Access (CC0)

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Utagawa Kunisada

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