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Toyohara Kunichika

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Toyohara Kunichika was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of yakusha-e, which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (15)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in the Role of the Monk Mongaku from the Play "Mongaku Kanjincho"

1896 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Vertical ōban; Image (each): 14 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (36.2 × 24.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nakamura Sōjūrō I as Sano Genzaemon

1885 · Color woodblock print; ōban triptych

73 × 36.8 cm (28 3/4 × 14 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the Maid, and Kataoka Gado III as Nagoya Sanzaburo

1885 · Color woodblock print; oban triptych

Art Institute of Chicago

Board game of the Flower Stage (Hanabutai atari sugoroku)

1883 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

30 5/8 x 28 9/16 in. (77.8 x 72.5 cm) (rare large sheet)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The actor Ichikawa Udanji I as Sugawara no Michizane in the play "Shinrei Sugawara Jikki," performed at the Haruki Theater in the fourth month, 1883

1883 · Color woodblock print; oban triptych

36.7 × 74.5 cm (14 1/2 × 29 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata)

1883 · Color woodblock print; oban pentaptych

35.6 × 116.5 cm (14 × 45 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Watonai

1878 · Color woodblock print; oban triptych

74.5 × 36.8 cm (29 3/8 × 14 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Maiden (Kimusume), from the series "Mirror of Flowering Humanity (Kaika ninjo kagami)"

1878 · Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Onoe Kikugorō plays as Kumon no Ryūkichi

1875 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Onoe Kikugorō V as Otowake Neko no ke (Right), Bandō Mitsugorō IV as Aishō Michinoku (Center), Onoe Kikugorō V as Isogai Mibunosuke (Left) in the Kabuki play Tōkai Kidan Nekomata Yashiki

1870 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

9 3/4 x 14 in. (24.8 x 35.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three actors in Summer kimono

1865 · color woodcut on paper

height: 360 cm, width: 245 cm

Rijksmuseum

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Arashi Kichisaburo III

1864 · Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Beauties at Spring Garden with a Pond

1864 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Image: 14 3/8 × 9 7/8 in. (36.5 × 25.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Modern Genji – Firefly Viewing (Imayō genji shiken hotaru asobi)

1861 · Central sheet of a triptych; woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Image: 14 1/2 × 10 1/16 in. (36.9 × 25.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kobushō Kasei from the Series Thirty-Six Restaurants In New Tokyo

1835 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Image: 14 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (37.5 × 25.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Three actors in Summer kimono
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