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| Average Sold Price |
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Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Middletown, NY
Set of 12 woodblock prints in colors on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (170 x 258 mm), printed in Ka-ei 4 (1851). Each print with minor handling wear, otherwise in excellent condition with bright and fresh color, and with details printed in silver ink. The images themselves contain several illusive characters indicating the publisher which are obfuscated by figures, as intended. Presented loose, as issued. A fine set.
The astrological commentary print has a large and meandering blind stamp with a bird and palm frond motif. This print lists various phrases concerning the Twelve Zodiac Animals as historically counted in Japan, and appears to include erotic commentary on the traits of people born under each of the twelve signs.
These Shunga images were issued in books that paralleled (in an erotic fashion...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Handmade Paper, Ink, Woodcut
A Rural Genji - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1829-1842
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
A rural Genji is an original artwork realized in 1829-1842 by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865).
Illustrated book in two volumes. Book title "Nise Murasaki Inaka Jenji", 9th instalment....
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19th Century Modern Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
$815
H 4.73 in W 7.09 in D 0.04 in
'Tokaido' — Mt. Fuji Rising – Mid-Nineteenth Century Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Utagawa Kunisada (Tokoyuni III), 'Tokaido', color woodblock, 1863. Signed in the cartouche, lower right. A fine impression, with rich, fresh colors and pronounced woodgrain, the full...
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1860s Edo Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper
Dynamic woodblock print with several elegantly dressed figures by Utag...
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1850s Edo Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Paper, Ink, Woodcut
$1,550
H 22.5 in W 32.5 in D 1 in
Bijinga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1844
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Bijinga is an original artwork realized in the half of the 19th Century by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865).
From the series "SHyakunin isshu esho" (Girl's pictures and 100 poets' card...
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1840s Modern Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
$803
H 14.97 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
"Yanagibashi in Snow, " Color Woodcut Portrait with Umbrella
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Yanagibashi in Snow" is an original color woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada. This woodblock print depicts a woman walking in the snow near the Motoyanagi canal, which was located in Tokyo...
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1920s Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
Portrait of Nakamura Fukus - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of the actor Nakamura Fukusuke I is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Kunisada in 1858.
Woodcut print Oban Format from a tryptich.
Portrait of the actor Nakam...
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19th Century Modern Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
$675
H 11.03 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
The Courtesan Kashiwagi and the Kamuro Wakano - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
The Courtesan Kashiwagi and the Kamuro Wakano - Japanese Woodblock Print
Original Toyokuni III/Kunisada (Japanese, 1786 - 1864) Japanese Woodblock Print
"The Courtesan Kashiwagi and...
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1820s Realist Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
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