Utagawa Kunitoshi (ukiyo-e artist, 1868)

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Utagawa Kunitoshi ( Japanese 歌 川 国 歳 ) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who was active from 1868 to 1912.

The ukiyoe binran , handbook of ukiyoe artists , from 1893 lists Kunitoshi as a pupil of Toyokuni III. ( Utagawa Kunisada ) and mentions that he was active from the Genji or Keiō era.

The Japanese Wikipedia contains a listing of six well-known works by his hand. These include two pictures of beautiful women, bijin-ga , the painting of a ghost, two painted hand scrolls depicting fire fighting operations in Tokyo and a theater poster promoting a kabuki performance.

Further data about him or his works are not known.

Remarks

  1. ^ The corresponding entry on p. 223 online
  2. ↑ Image on wordpress.com , accessed on May 21, 2019
  3. ^ The two handrolls and the theater poster in the British Museum database

literature

  • Laurence P. Roberts: Utagawa Kunitoshi in: A Dictionary of Japanes Artists Trumbull 2000, p. 98
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Utagawa is the family name, Kunitoshi the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Utagawa, Kunitoshi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 歌 川 国 歳 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese ukiyo-e artist
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century
DATE OF DEATH 20th century