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
Beauty at the Mimeguri Shrine
Viewing Ikebana
Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1773-1828)
The Seventh Month, from the series The Twelve Months by Two Artists (Ryoga juni ko)
Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"
Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii no bansho), from an untitled series of Eight Views of Omi
New Year's Pilgrimage to Myohoji Temple in Horinouchi (Horinouchi Myohoji eho mairi no zu)
The Festive Custom of Asahina Continued by Jihinari for Twenty-three years (Nijusan-nen tsuzuki Jihinari kichirei Asahina)
Listening to the cuckoo's cry
Party of falconers near river
Young man arranging irises in a vase
Woman playing shamisen, from an untitled series of women at leisure
Parody of a daimyo procession
Young woman stepping out of a boat
Young woman holding poem slip