Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1798-1861
- Description
- A disciple of Utagawa Toyokuni I. He became popular his musha-e (prints of samurai or military subjects) depicting the hero of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He also worked on a wide variety of other genres including landscapes, bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women), yakusha-e (actor prints), kacho-ga (paintings of flowers and birds) and caricatures.
- Active period
- Bunka 9(1812)?-Man'en 1(1860)
- Other Name(s)
- Ichiyusai, Saiosha, Cho'oro
Artist:Portrait of Utagawa Kuniyoshi by Ochiai Yoshiiku
Source:Konohana : Fuzoku Kaiga Zasshi (14)
