日本全国の錦絵・写真等を紹介する新しい電子展示会「錦絵と写真でめぐる日本の名所」を公開しました。
Utagawa Kunisada 1
1786-1864
- Description
- A disciple of Utagawa Toyokuni I. He mostly created yakusha-e (actor prints) and bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) however during the mid Tenpo Era (1830-1844) he also worked on landscapes. In 1844, he took on the pen name of his teacher Toyokuni and called himself Toyokuni II, however because Toyoshige was already known as Toyokuni II, he instead came to be known as Toyokuni III.
- Active period
- Bunka 4(1807)-Date of Death
- Other Name(s)
- Ichiyusai, Gototei, Kochoro, Toyokuni2, Ichiyosai, Kio
Artist:Portrait of Kunisada at the age of 57 by Kuniyoshi
Source:Ukiyoe no Kenkyu 6(1)(21)
