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.

Evening Glow at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Three friends Ikebana
Utagawa Toyhiro (Japanese, 1773-1828)

Wild Geese and Reeds
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Beauty at the Mimeguri Shrine
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Viewing Ikebana
Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1773-1828)

The Seventh Month, from the series The Twelve Months by Two Artists (Ryoga juni ko)
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii no bansho), from an untitled series of Eight Views of Omi
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

New Year's Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi no zu)
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

The Festive Custom of Asahina Continued by Jihinari for Twenty-three years (Nijusan-nen tsuzuki Jihinari kichirei Asahina)
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Listening to the cuckoo's cry
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Party of falconers near river
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Young man arranging irises in a vase
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Woman playing shamisen, from an untitled series of women at leisure
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Young woman stepping out of a boat
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Parody of a daimyo procession
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Young woman holding poem slip
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Parody of a daimyo procession
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Parody of a daimyo procession
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828

Parody of a daimyo procession
Utagawa Toyohiro Japanese, 1773-1828