Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Japanese, 1786-1864
Born in the Honjo district of Edo as Kunisada Tsunoda, Kunisada’s family owned a small hereditary ferryboat service. Though his father, an amateur poet, died when Kunisada was a child, the family business provided some financial security. During his childhood, he showed considerable promise in painting and drawing. Due to strong familial ties with literary and theatrical circles, he spent time studying actor portraits. At age 14, he was admitted to study under Toyokuni, head of the Utagawa school. Kunisada's work embodies the characteristics of the Utagawa school, focusing on traditional subjects such as kabuki, bijin (beautiful women), shunga (erotic prints), and historical prints. His first known print dates to 1807, his first illustrated book to 1808. Kunisada’s career took off from the beginning. Many of his works became overnight successes and he was considered the “star attraction†of the Utagawa school. He signed his works “Kunisada,†sometimes with the studio names of Gototei and Kochoro affixed.
In 1844, he adopted the name of his teacher and became Toyokuni III. Kunisada passed away in 1864 in the same neighborhood that he was born. He was 70 years old. Kunis(Biography provided by Allinson Gallery, Inc.)
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Kumasaka Chōhan to Ushiwakamaru - One of a Diptych Original Woodcut Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Kumasaka Chōhan to Ushiwakamaru is a Japanese Ukiyo-e print created between 1848 and 1854 by artist Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). The print is a Diptych, and is part of the...
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1850s Realist Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
H 18.5 in W 13.68 in D 0.38 in
Oriental Woman - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1830 ca.
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental Woman is an original print realized around 1830 by Utagawa Kunisada.
Beautiful colored woodblock print.
Good conditions except for some folds...
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1830s Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
H 13.59 in W 9.85 in D 0.08 in
Japanese Beauties Enjoy a Full Moon
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Burbank, CA
"Sun, Moon and Stars". Three beauties enjoy a full moon on the veranda of a teahouse or restuarant. The woman on the left kneels and adjusts her lavishly printed kimono. The beauty in the center has her hair down, and behind her is a screen against which shadows are beautifully silhouetted, which adds an air of mystery. The seated woman on the right is perhaps a geisha, as we see a shamisen lying next to her. Before her is a tray with an assortment of foods. One may surmise that the beauties are being compared to the sun, the moon, and the stars. On the left we glimpse a full moon shining over the peaceful bay, and boats at harbor. Original first edition Japanese color woodblock print triptych...
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1840s Edo Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Mulberry Paper, Woodcut
Kataoka Nizayemon(?)
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Exceptional, brilliant impression and colors from the extremely rare 1st edition
Kataoka Nizayemon(?)
Color woodcut, 1860
From the series: "Contemporary Brocade Mirror Portraits"
Pub...
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1860s Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
Sumo - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - Mid 19th century
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Sumo Tournament is a Woodcut print realized in the first half of the 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada.
Good condition and Beautiful colored woodblock print.
This wonderful modern artwork represents Japanese Sumo...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
No Reserve
H 14.97 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Courtesan Kumekichi
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Courtesan Kumekichi
Color woodblock, 1858
Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III in the role of courtesan Kumekichi, who is standing in snow hold a red sake cup
Publisher: Ohkuniya Kinjiro...
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1850s Other Art Style Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
Beauty Otami - Kabuki
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Beauty Otami - Kabuki
Note: Kabuki actor Nakamura Matsue is in the role of courtesan otami. She is standing in front of a small tea shop in a garden.
Color woodblock, c. 1800-1810
Si...
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Early 1800s Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
Samurai Warriors Under Cherry Blossoms — 1850s Japanese Kabuki Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 'Kabuki Actors as Two Samurai Warriors in Confrontation Under Cherry Blossoms', woodblock print, 1849-53. Signed in the left panel, lower left, and r...
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1850s Edo Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
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