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Kunichika Toyohara Art

Japanese, 1835-1900

Kunichika Toyohara was born as Ōshima Yasohachi in 1835. Toyohara was one of the last Japanese Ukiyo-e painters. His first signed print is from 1852, but it was only in 1854 that he took the stage name Kunichika. Toyohara is best known for his prints of Kabuki actors, using the woodblock technique. He also painted beautiful women and for some special occasions, historical scenes. Toyohara was certainly a brilliant painter with unmistakable talent and dissipated life.

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Artist: Kunichika Toyohara
Kabuki Actor Diptych, Late 19th Century Figural Japanese Woodblock Prints (Pair)
Kabuki Actor Diptych, Late 19th Century Figural Japanese Woodblock Prints (Pair)

Kabuki Actor Diptych, Late 19th Century Figural Japanese Woodblock Prints (Pair)

By Kunichika Toyohara

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful late 19th century Japanese woodblock print diptych of two kabuki actors by Kunichika Toyohara (Japanese, 1835-1900). This pair of prints is united by a continuous landscape...

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1870s Edo Kunichika Toyohara Art

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Portrait of the Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro and Curtain by Kunichika Toyohara-1864

Portrait of the Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro and Curtain by Kunichika Toyohara-1864

By Kunichika Toyohara

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of the actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro and curtain is an original artwork realized in 1864 by Toyohara Kunichika (30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) Oban. Bust portrait of the actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro in front of the brown theatre curtain with advertisement for the theatre performances. Signed: Kunichika ga. Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke. Censored by Aratame. Excellent impression with blind printing and very fine visible vertical wood grain in the brown curtain and haori, glossy black print (collar), a little bit creased. Toyohara Kunichika (30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) was a ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama...

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1860s Modern Kunichika Toyohara Art

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Woodcut

Kabuki Scene from "Kanjincho" -  Woodcut by 1887 ca.
Kabuki Scene from "Kanjincho" -  Woodcut by 1887 ca.

Kabuki Scene from "Kanjincho" - Woodcut by 1887 ca.

By Kunichika Toyohara

Located in Roma, IT

A scene from the important representation of Tenno Kabuki's Play "Kanjincho", held during the Meiji Era in the House of Minister Kaoru Inoue at the presence of the Emperor Akinori Aki and of the Princess Akira Terada. Attributed to the Ukiyo-e Master Kinichika Toyohara (Oshima Yasohachi), specialised in the representations of Kabuki Scenes on Woodcut blocks...

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1820s Kunichika Toyohara Art

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Woodcut

Two Samurai Fighting with a Stick -  Woodcut by Kunichika Toyohara
Two Samurai Fighting with a Stick -  Woodcut by Kunichika Toyohara

Two Samurai Fighting with a Stick - Woodcut by Kunichika Toyohara

By Kunichika Toyohara

Located in Roma, IT

Two Samurai Fighting with a Stick is a Japanese multi-colored print realized around the end of the XIX Century by Toyohara Kunichika (Edo period, 1835 - 1900). Original Woodcut on p...

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1880s Kunichika Toyohara Art

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Woodcut

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By Emil Armin

Located in Chicago, IL

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