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Artist Overview

Artist name:

1797–1861
Place of Birth: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan
Place of Death: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan

Works of Art: 50

Kagaribi (The Fishing Fire) or Hi (Fire), circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Kagaribi (The Fishing Fire) or Hi (Fire)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Ichikawa Ebizō V (Danjūrō VII), mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Ichikawa Ebizō V (Danjūrō VII)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Iwai Hanshirō V seated by a brazier, circa 1825–1835, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Iwai Hanshirō V seated by a brazier
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1825–1835, Edo period (1600–1868)

Etsujira, circa 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Etsujira
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Princess Anju carrying buckets of salt water, mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Princess Anju carrying buckets of salt water
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Ōmori (Seaweed gatherers at Ōmori), circa 1833, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Ōmori (Seaweed gatherers at Ōmori)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1833, Edo period (1600–1868)

Gishi yo uchi rannyū no zu [The Night Attack (Scene 11)], 1840s–1850s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Gishi yo uchi rannyū no zu [The Night Attack (Scene 11)]
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
1840s–1850s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Teppōzu (Fishermen at Teppōzu), circa 1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Teppōzu (Fishermen at Teppōzu)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

#78, Minamoto no Kanemasa watching plovers, 1840–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), #78, Minamoto no Kanemasa watching plovers
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
1840–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), 岡野銀右衛門包秀 #11, Okano Ginemon Kanehide holding lantern
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
1847–1848, Edo period (1600–1868)

#8, Genral Nyūdō Yorimasa preparing to suicide, 1845–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), #8, Genral Nyūdō Yorimasa preparing to suicide
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
1845–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Miraculous Pictures by Ukiyo Matabei, circa 1853, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Miraculous Pictures by Ukiyo Matabei
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1853, Edo period (1600–1868)

Older woman dressing bride for Shintō ceremony, circa 1843–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Older woman dressing bride for Shintō ceremony
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1843–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Act 7; Teahouse scene with actors as Yuranosuke & son, in play "Chūshingura"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Arajirō Yoshizumi, in the play Shibaraku, circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Arajirō Yoshizumi, in the play Shibaraku
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Actor Ichikawa Kyūzō as Genta Kagesue, circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Actor Ichikawa Kyūzō as Genta Kagesue
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

#24 Poet Kanke leading procession to shrine, circa 1840–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), #24 Poet Kanke leading procession to shrine
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1840–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Spirit of Sakura Sogoro haunting Hotta Kozuke, circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Hayashiiya Shogoro, Spirit of Sakura Sogoro haunting Hotta Kozuke
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Hayashiiya Shogoro
circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Gonin otoko (Kabuki play, The 5 Chivalrous Commoners), circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Gonin otoko (Kabuki play, The 5 Chivalrous Commoners)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Akaguchi [Red Mouth] (5 Shakku, not a good day), 1860, 10th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Akaguchi [Red Mouth] (5 Shakku, not a good day)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
1860, 10th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

政岡 Masaoka, #16 (The Spectre of Nikki Danjō), circa 1841–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), 政岡 Masaoka, #16 (The Spectre of Nikki Danjō)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1841–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Kinugawa Tanizō in the play Meiboku Sendai Hagi
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1849–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)

#49 Lantern Ghost of Oiwa (Hebiyama; Snake Mountain), circa 1845–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), #49 Lantern Ghost of Oiwa (Hebiyama; Snake Mountain)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1845–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

#71 Dainagon Tsunenobu and Demon, circa 1840–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), #71 Dainagon Tsunenobu and Demon
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1840–1842, Edo period (1600–1868)

Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock), circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Iba-ya Sensaburo, Nissaka (The Nightly Weeping Rock)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Iba-ya Sensaburo
circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Kojimaya Jubei, #44 Kuwana Funanori Tokuzō no Den (The Story of Funanori Tokuzō and the Sea Ghost at Kuwana, #44)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Kojimaya Jubei
circa 1845–1846, Edo period (1600–1868)

Bokuteno Riō and Botsusharan Bokkō in Combat, circa 1827–1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Bokuteno Riō and Botsusharan Bokkō in Combat
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1827–1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Bodaichū Kodaisō attended by the Physician Shini Andōzen, circa 1827–1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Bodaichū Kodaisō attended by the Physician Shini Andōzen
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1827–1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Min-tzū Sweeping Snow, circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Min-tzū Sweeping Snow
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kyōshi netting fish for his mother, circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Kyōshi netting fish for his mother
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Sōshin (Ts'êng Shên) hurrying home to help his mother, circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Sōshin (Ts'êng Shên) hurrying home to help his mother
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kuo Chü and his Wife Unearthing Pot of Gold, circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Kuo Chü and his Wife Unearthing Pot of Gold
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Senshō (a day for official business), 1860, 10th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Senshō  (a day for official business)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
1860, 10th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

The Newly-Arrived Osaka Actor Arashi Rikan II as Takachi Mitsuhide, circa mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), The Newly-Arrived Osaka Actor Arashi Rikan II as Takachi Mitsuhide
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), 申斐田弥左衛門友信 #48, Kaida Yadaemon Tomonobu
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
1847, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), untitled (actor in role of Kaminori Shōkurō in play "5 Chivalrous Commoners")
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Night Rain at Narumi, 1852, 7th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Night Rain at Narumi
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
1852, 7th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Sashima Sōta (role name in play), circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Sashima Sōta   (role name in play)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Invoked by Princess Takiyasha
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Setting in of Spring (Juniper Garden of Shimōsa), circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Setting in of Spring (Juniper Garden of Shimōsa)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as a Lion, circa 1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as a Lion
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Wang Hsian Catching Carp, circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), Wang Hsian Catching Carp
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
circa 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Exhibitions: 38

Cori Sherman, curator
2001
Chelsea Foxwell, curator
Anne Leonard, curator
2012–2013
Veronica de Jong, curator
2004
Kate Meyer, curator
Amanda Wright, curator
2011
Kris Ercums, curator
2011–2014
Hillary Pedersen, curator
2005
Cori Sherman, curator
2003
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2021
Sherry Fowler, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2021
CuratedByVoc, curator
Sherry Fowler, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2024