Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (, ; January 1, 1798 – April 14, 1861) also called Kuniyoshi, was a Japanese artist. He was a masters of the ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Kuniyoshi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 576.

Career
Kuniyoshi was part of the Utagawa school of artists.Nussbaum, "Utagawa-ryū" at p. 1018.

The range of Kuniyoshi's subjects included landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals.  He is known images of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes.Lubow, Arthur.  "Everything But the Robots: A Kuniyoshi Retrospective Reveals the Roots of Manga," New York Magazine. March 7, 2010; retrieved 2012-3-29. His work was affected by Western art and caricature.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was one of his students.

His work influenced Toyohara Chikanobu."Yōshū Chikanobu [obituary]," Miyako Shimbun, No. 8847, October 2, 1912. p. 195.

Takashi Murakami credits the influence of Kuniyoshi in his work.

List of print series
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 Illustrated Abridged Biography of the Founder (c. 1831)
 Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (c. 1834)
 Heroes of Our Country's Suikoden (c. 1836)
 Stories of Wise and Virtuous Women (c. 1841-1842)
 Fifty-Three Parallels for the Tōkaidō (1843–1845) 
 Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety (1843–1846)
 Mirror of the Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety (1844–1846)
 Six Crystal Rivers (1847–1848)
 Fidelity in Revenge (c. 1848)
 Twenty-Four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (c. 1848)
 Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido (1852)
 Portraits of Samurai of True Loyalty (1852)
 24 Generals of the Kai Provence (1853)

Gallery
Multi-panel impressions, tryptichs

Yoko-e, a print in horizontal or "landscape" format

Single panel format

Themes
Kuniyoshi made many images of cats. 

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Kuniyoshi made images which were caricatures.

References

Other websites

 University of Vienna, Ukiyo-e Caricatures 1842-1905 
 JapanSociety.org,  Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters  
  Kuniyoshi Project
 Artencyclopedia.com, Utagawa Kuniyoshi
 Artelino.com, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kuniyoshi
Category:1798 births
Category:1861 deaths