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Place of Birth: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan

Place of Death: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan

Works of Art: 29

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Ichikawa Danjūrō VII and two other actors (actors viewing plum blossoms)

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII and two other actors (actors viewing plum blossoms), 1822, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Okane taming the wild horse

Okane taming the wild horse, 1822, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Actor Iwai Hanshirō V as Nuregami no Oshizu

Actor Iwai Hanshirō V as Nuregami no Oshizu, circa 1810, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Kyū daime (Act 9)

Kyū daime (Act 9), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Shichi daime (Act 7)

Shichi daime (Act 7), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Hachi daime (Act 8)

Hachi daime (Act 8), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Go daime (Act 5)

Go daime (Act 5), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Ichi daime (Act 1)

Ichi daime (Act 1), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), San daime (Act 3)

San daime (Act 3), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Jyūichi daime (Act 11)

Jyūichi daime (Act 11), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Ni daime (Act 2)

Ni daime (Act 2), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Roku daime (Act 6)

Roku daime (Act 6), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Yon daime (Act 4)

Yon daime (Act 4), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Jyū daime (Act 10)

Jyū daime (Act 10), circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825); Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777–1835), cover illustration vol. 1 and 2 (The Comic, Traveling Crow; Part 2)

cover illustration vol. 1 and 2 (The Comic, Traveling Crow; Part 2), 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Yamatoya

Yamatoya, late 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), women enjoying an outing on beach

women enjoying an outing on beach, late 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Parody of Daimyō Procession by Courtesans

Parody of Daimyō Procession by Courtesans, mid 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Kabuki actors strolling with courtesans along Sumida River

Kabuki actors strolling with courtesans along Sumida River, early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), woman in a mansion watching a dance performance

woman in a mansion watching a dance performance, early 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Segawa Rokō I

Segawa Rokō I, circa 1801–1807, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Ichikawa Danjūrō VII made up as Soga no Gorō

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII made up as Soga no Gorō, circa early 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Hishikawa Moronobu (circa 1620–1694); Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), street scene

street scene, circa 1815, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Segawa Rokō: Matsuō nyōbo chiyo (Segawa Rokō as Matsuo's wife, Chiyo, in play "Jujo genji monogushi taro")

Segawa Rokō: Matsuō nyōbo chiyo (Segawa Rokō as Matsuo's wife, Chiyo, in play "Jujo genji monogushi taro"), mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Kineya Sankatsu of the Minoya

Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Kineya Sankatsu of the Minoya, circa 1815–1824, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), The actor Sawamura Tanosuke II as the courtesan Katsuragi

The actor Sawamura Tanosuke II as the courtesan Katsuragi, 1813, 4th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), untitled (actors from a kabuki play)

untitled (actors from a kabuki play), circa 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), Act II, Comparison Print

Act II, Comparison Print, 1812, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825), woman in a mansion watching a dance performance

woman in a mansion watching a dance performance, early 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Exhibitions: 4

Surimono Prints from the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art

1991

Teaching Gallery: Japanese Prints Spring 2013

2013

Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

Celka Straughn, curator

2017–2018

Teaching Gallery: Japanese Prints Fall 2011

2011