Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) — Art Hub

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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

1786–1865

132681

Works

79

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

Viewing Maple Trees

Viewing Maple Trees

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Oiwa's Ghost (Oiwa no borei)

Oiwa's Ghost (Oiwa no borei)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei

Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Crouching tiger

Crouching tiger

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786–1864

Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae (center), and Ichikawa Danjuro VII as I no Hayata (left)

Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no Mae (center), and Ichikawa Danjuro VII as I no Hayata (left)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Memorial portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige

Memorial portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Ichikawa Ebizô V as Togashi Saemon and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Musashibô Benkei in Kanjinchô (The Subscription List), plate 18 from the series Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Jûhachiban no uchi)

Ichikawa Ebizô V as Togashi Saemon and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Musashibô Benkei in Kanjinchô (The Subscription List), plate 18 from the series Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Jûhachiban no uchi)

Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada Japanese, 1786-1864

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sukeroku (R) and Onoe Kikugoro III as the white sake peddler Shinbei (L) in the play "Yukari no Edo-zakura"

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sukeroku (R) and Onoe Kikugoro III as the white sake peddler Shinbei (L) in the play "Yukari no Edo-zakura"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Shirabyoshi Dancer in Asazuma Boat (Asazuma-bune), from an untitled series of landscapes

Shirabyoshi Dancer in Asazuma Boat (Asazuma-bune), from an untitled series of landscapes

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Landscape in Mist (Muchu no sansui), from an untitled series of landscapes

Landscape in Mist (Muchu no sansui), from an untitled series of landscapes

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru)

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786–1864

Image of a Japanese Woman (Fujo Yamato sugata)

Image of a Japanese Woman (Fujo Yamato sugata)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Mountain Landscape in the Mist (Muchu no sansui)

Mountain Landscape in the Mist (Muchu no sansui)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Flourishing of Edo Pictures Depicting Dances (Odori keiyo Edo-e no sakae)

Flourishing of Edo Pictures Depicting Dances (Odori keiyo Edo-e no sakae)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Second Illustration of Calligraphy and Painting Party on the Upper Floor of the Manpachiro Restaurant (Manpachiro jo shoga kaiseki no zu, onajiku sono ni)

Second Illustration of Calligraphy and Painting Party on the Upper Floor of the Manpachiro Restaurant (Manpachiro jo shoga kaiseki no zu, onajiku sono ni)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Portrait of the Sumo Wrestler Ikezuki Geitazaemon

Portrait of the Sumo Wrestler Ikezuki Geitazaemon

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojō V as the Female Demon, in “Modori Bridge” (Modoribashi)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojō V as the Female Demon, in “Modori Bridge” (Modoribashi)

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864)

The actors Ichikawa Ebizo V as Goshogun Kanki and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Watonai Sankan in the play "Kokusanya Kassen," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fifth month, 1850

The actors Ichikawa Ebizo V as Goshogun Kanki and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Watonai Sankan in the play "Kokusanya Kassen," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fifth month, 1850

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Mongaku and Matsumoto Koshiro V as Fudo Myoo

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Mongaku and Matsumoto Koshiro V as Fudo Myoo

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864