Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Japanese, 1786-1864
Born in the Honjo district of Edo as Kunisada Tsunoda, Kunisada’s family owned a small hereditary ferryboat service. Though his father, an amateur poet, died when Kunisada was a child, the family business provided some financial security. During his childhood, he showed considerable promise in painting and drawing. Due to strong familial ties with literary and theatrical circles, he spent time studying actor portraits. At age 14, he was admitted to study under Toyokuni, head of the Utagawa school. Kunisada's work embodies the characteristics of the Utagawa school, focusing on traditional subjects such as kabuki, bijin (beautiful women), shunga (erotic prints), and historical prints. His first known print dates to 1807, his first illustrated book to 1808. Kunisada’s career took off from the beginning. Many of his works became overnight successes and he was considered the “star attraction†of the Utagawa school. He signed his works “Kunisada,†sometimes with the studio names of Gototei and Kochoro affixed.
In 1844, he adopted the name of his teacher and became Toyokuni III. Kunisada passed away in 1864 in the same neighborhood that he was born. He was 70 years old. Kunis| Average Sold Price |
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The Courtesan Kashiwagi and the Kamuro Wakano - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
The Courtesan Kashiwagi and the Kamuro Wakano - Japanese Woodblock Print
Original Toyokuni III/Kunisada (Japanese, 1786 - 1864) Japanese Woodblock Print
"The Courtesan Kashiwagi and...
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1820s Realist Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Dueling with Cherry Blossoms - Tales of Genji - Japanese Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Dueling with Cherry Blossoms - Tales of Genji - Japanese Woodblock
Rightmost panel a triptych, depicting a group of children and a samurai watching a "duel" with cherry blossoms. Th...
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1850s Realist Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Middletown, NY
Set of 12 woodblock prints in colors on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (170 x 258 mm), printed in Ka-ei 4 (1851). Each print with minor handling wear, otherwise in excellent condition with bright and fresh color, and with details printed in silver ink. The images themselves contain several illusive characters indicating the publisher which are obfuscated by figures, as intended. Presented loose, as issued. A fine set.
The astrological commentary print has a large and meandering blind stamp with a bird and palm frond motif. This print lists various phrases concerning the Twelve Zodiac Animals as historically counted in Japan, and appears to include erotic commentary on the traits of people born under each of the twelve signs.
These Shunga images were issued in books that paralleled (in an erotic fashion...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Ink, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
Shunga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865).
Making love in the winter on a terrace, behind the couple stone sculpture of the Jizo-Bosatsu.
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1850s Modern Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
H 6.5 in W 6.7 in D 0.04 in
Genji in the Twelve Months - Woodcut by Utagawa Toyokuni III - 1858
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Genji in the Twelve Months / The Tenth Month (Moto) is a tryptich woodcut print realized by Utagawa Toyokuni III in 1858.
Very good condition except for some minor signs of wear.
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1850s Modern Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
H 13.78 in W 26.38 in D 0.04 in
Kabuki Actor - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1848/49
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Kabuki Actor is a woodcut print realized by Utagawa Kunisada in 1848/49.
Lifetime impression in very good condition, except for some very minor sign of time.
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1840s Modern Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
H 9.77 in W 7.05 in D 0.04 in
Portrait of a Samurai - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1860s
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental Warrior is an original print realized in the first half of the XIX century by Utagawa Kunisada.
Beautiful colored woodblock print.
This wonderful woodcut by Utagawa Kunisa...
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1860s Modern Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Woodcut
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)Portrait of a Samurai - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1860s, 1860 ca.
H 9.26 in W 6.3 in D 0.04 in
Kabuki Actor, Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid 19th century figural Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in blue by Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada) (Japanese, 1786-1864/5). Artist's chop is in the upper left corner of the piece. Presented in a cream mat, with a black and red frame and plexiglas. Image size ~13.5"H x 9.5"W
During his lifetime Kunisada Utagawa...
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1860s Edo Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
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Ink, Paper
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