Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Master of dynamic samurai ukiyo-e prints
Utagawa Kuniyoshi was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He was a member of the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of legendary samurai heroes. His artwork incorporated aspects of Western representation in landscape painting and caricature.
Relationship Network
Master student
- Kawanabe Kyōsai Student
- Utagawa Yoshiiku Student
Artworks by this artist (156 total)
- Aoto fujitsuna 1845
- Dōguya jinza hōkaibō bōkon shimobe gunsuke 1848
- Moriya Pursuing Prince Shōtoku who Disappears into a Tree circa 1840
- Woman Seated (black tea kettle in background) 19th century
- Seichū gishi den Pl.33 1847-1848
- Seichū gishi den Pl.15 1847-1848
- The Syllable ‘i’; Actor in the role of Fujiya Izaemon 1852
- Fujiwara Yoshitaka early 1840s
- Iwai Hanshirō V in the Role of Shirai Gonpachi 1847
- Taira no munemori mikazuki osen ebizako no jū 1845
- Snow (Yuki) ca. 1851-1852
- Goyu; The Thatched Hut of Yamamoto Kansuke circa 1845-1846
- Seichū gishi den Pl.13 1847-1848
- Seichū gishi den Pl.35 1847-1848
- Two Women Looking at a Bird ca. 1840
- Hyōshigi o utsu bushi 1830
- Bandō Shūka as Hashimotoya Shiraito 1852
- Seichū gishi den Pl.26 1847-1848
- The Actor Bandō Shūka as Ōboshi Rikiya in the play Kanadehon Chūshingura mid-19th century
- Kinhyōshi yōrin, hero of the Suikoden 1826