Utagawa Toyokuni I — Art Hub

Artist

Utagawa Toyokuni I

Utagawa Toyokuni I

1769–1825

132681

Works

56

Years lived

Japanese (culture or style)

Style

Utagawa’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132681 pieces

The Fifth Month, a Set of Three (Gogatsu sambukutsui), from the series "Twelve Months by the Twin Brushes of Toyohiro and Toyokuni (Toyohiro Toyokuni ryoga juni ko)"

The Fifth Month, a Set of Three (Gogatsu sambukutsui), from the series "Twelve Months by the Twin Brushes of Toyohiro and Toyokuni (Toyohiro Toyokuni ryoga juni ko)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Gathering shell fish at low tide

Gathering shell fish at low tide

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

A Contemporary Parody of Komachi Prays for Rain (Tosei yatsushi Amagoi Komachi)

A Contemporary Parody of Komachi Prays for Rain (Tosei yatsushi Amagoi Komachi)

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

The actor Sawamura Tozo I as Dogen no Okichi in the play "Yoshiwara Niwaka no Banzuke," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the ninth month, 1804

The actor Sawamura Tozo I as Dogen no Okichi in the play "Yoshiwara Niwaka no Banzuke," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the ninth month, 1804

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series Seven Fashionable Figures of Ono no Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi yatushi sugata-e)

Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series Seven Fashionable Figures of Ono no Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi yatushi sugata-e)

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

A Chushingura Parody

A Chushingura Parody

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

The Card Game

The Card Game

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series "Fuji in Summer Matched with Beautiful Women (Natsu no Fuji bijin awase)"

Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series "Fuji in Summer Matched with Beautiful Women (Natsu no Fuji bijin awase)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

The actors Arashi Sanpachi I and Ichikawa Omezo I

The actors Arashi Sanpachi I and Ichikawa Omezo I

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

The Mieido Fan Shop

The Mieido Fan Shop

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

A Windy Day under the Cherry Trees

A Windy Day under the Cherry Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

The Courtesan Takikawa of Ogiya, from the series Seven Beautiful Komachi (Bijin nana Komachi)

The Courtesan Takikawa of Ogiya, from the series Seven Beautiful Komachi (Bijin nana Komachi)

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Doing the Laundry by the Well Curb (Idobata no sentaku to araihari)

Doing the Laundry by the Well Curb (Idobata no sentaku to araihari)

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825

Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play "Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki," from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play "Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki," from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825