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Utagawa Kuniyoshi: woodcut of Miyamoto Musashi Kakinomoto Hitomaro A flight of tengu rescuing Tametomo from the attack of a giant fish, woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) Yorimitsu being harried by the earth spider, woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
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Original name:
Igusa Magosaburƍ
Born:
January 1, 1798, Kanda, Edo [now Tokyo]
Died:
April 14, 1861, Edo (aged 63)
Movement / Style:
ukiyo-e
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi: woodcut of Miyamoto Musashi
Utagawa Kuniyoshi: woodcut of Miyamoto Musashi Miyamoto Musashi, woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese artist
Also known as: Igusa Magosaburƍ
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (born January 1, 1798, Kanda, Edo [now Tokyo]—died April 14, 1861, Edo) was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) movement.

Kakinomoto Hitomaro
Kakinomoto HitomaroKakinomoto Hitomaro, woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844–54.

Like his rival Utagawa Kunisada, Kuniyoshi was a pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni. He established his fame as the designer of musha-e (“warrior prints”) with his series of prints entitled TsĆ«zoku Suikoden gƍketsu hyakuhachinin (“One Hundred and Eight Popular Warrior Heroes from Shui-hu ch’uan”), published in about 1827. He also produced landscapes, frequently using Western perspective. Among the most famous of these are the 10-print series Tƍto meisho (“Famous Sights of Edo”) and the five-print series Tƍto Fujimi sanjĆ«rokkei (“Thirty-six Sites in Edo Overlooking Mount Fuji”).

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