Utagawa Kuniyoshi

196 works held in 6 museums

Japanese master of the woodblock print, caricaturist and inventor of images, 1798-1861

The Dragon Palace: Tawara Tōda Hidesato is Given Three Gifts, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Dragon Palace: Tawara Tōda Hidesato is Given Three Gifts, 1858.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Modern life-like dolls, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Modern life-like dolls, 1856.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Kagero: Akushichibei Kagekiyo, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kagero: Akushichibei Kagekiyo, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", 1855.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay, 1854.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Strange Occurence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Strange Occurence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings, 1853.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Yoshitsune Attacked by the Taira Ghosts, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Yoshitsune Attacked by the Taira Ghosts, 1853.

Yoshitsune aangevallen door Taira geesten (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, 1853.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sadakurô in the rain and farmer Joichibei, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Sadakurô in the rain and farmer Joichibei, 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Tajima Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Tajima Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)", 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Yoemon killing Kasane near river, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Yoemon killing Kasane near river, 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Daroku no Daraku near willow branches, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Daroku no Daraku near willow branches, 1851.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Women Near a River, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Women Near a River, c. 1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Old Man Gen Exorcising the Bad Spirit of a Haunting Fox, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Old Man Gen Exorcising the Bad Spirit of a Haunting Fox, c. 1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Banner for Boys' Day, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Banner for Boys' Day, 1849.

五月幟 (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Tokyo National Museum, Japan

The Story of the Ship Captain Yojibei, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Story of the Ship Captain Yojibei, 1849–1852.

Het verhaal van scheepskapitein Yojibei (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido, 1849–1851.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki), c. 1848–1851.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Popular Otsu Picture (Tokini otsue kidai no maremono), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Popular Otsu Picture (Tokini otsue kidai no maremono), 1848.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge, c. 1848.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Lady Tokiwa fleeing with her sons through the snow. The Secrets of Strategy, no. 1, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Lady Tokiwa fleeing with her sons through the snow. The Secrets of Strategy, no. 1, c. 1848.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Shun the Great (Tai Shun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Shun the Great (Tai Shun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848–1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Scribbles on a Storehouse Wall, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Scribbles on a Storehouse Wall, 1847.

Krabbels op de muur van een warenhuis (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Cai Shun (Sai Jun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Cai Shun (Sai Jun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848–1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Wu Meng (Go Mo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Wu Meng (Go Mo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848–1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Nitakaragura kabe no mudagaki, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Nitakaragura kabe no mudagaki, 1847.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Minori: Suzuki Saemon Shigeyuki, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Minori: Suzuki Saemon Shigeyuki, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", 1855.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Night Attack on the Horikawa Palace, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Night Attack on the Horikawa Palace, 1853.

Nachtelijke aanval op het Horikawa paleis (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Portrait of Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao, 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Ghost tormenting Orikoshi Tairyô, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ghost tormenting Orikoshi Tairyô, 1851.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Danshichi Kurobei pouring himself with water, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Danshichi Kurobei pouring himself with water, 1849–1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki), c. 1848–1851.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Ding Lan (Tei Ran), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ding Lan (Tei Ran), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848–1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Yang Xiang (Yo Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Yang Xiang (Yo Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848–1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Zes acteursportretten, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Zes acteursportretten, 1847.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Act 9, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Act 9, 1854.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Snow on Benten Hill at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan Bentenyama setchu no zu), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Snow on Benten Hill at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan Bentenyama setchu no zu), 1853.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada, 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Priest Narukami clutching pole, in angerPriest Narukami clutching pole, in anger, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Priest Narukami clutching pole, in angerPriest Narukami clutching pole, in anger, 1851.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII in eight different roles, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII in eight different roles, 1849.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Twenty-four paragons of filial piety in China, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Twenty-four paragons of filial piety in China, 1848.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Dong Yong (To Ei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Dong Yong (To Ei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848–1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Cats for the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Cats for the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, 1847–1850.

Katten voor de 53 stations van de Tokaido (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Numazu, section of a sheet from the series "A Harimaze Mirror of Joruri Plays (Harimaze joruri kagami)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Numazu, section of a sheet from the series "A Harimaze Mirror of Joruri Plays (Harimaze joruri kagami)", 1854.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Playful Depictions of Cats, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Playful Depictions of Cats, 1852.

猫あそび (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Tokyo National Museum, Japan

Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)", 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

View of Mount Asama from the Usui Pass, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

View of Mount Asama from the Usui Pass, c. 1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Nikki Danjô with scroll between teeth, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Nikki Danjô with scroll between teeth, 1849.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Yu Kinrô on a horse, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Yu Kinrô on a horse, 1848.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Guo Ju (Kaku Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Guo Ju (Kaku Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848–1850.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Scribbles on a Storehouse Wall, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Scribbles on a Storehouse Wall, 1847.

Krabbels op de muur van een warenhuis (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳, 1798-1861), in the public domain: his woodblock prints, from comic and satirical images (cats, goldfish, composite faces, shadows, actors drawn as graffiti) to warriors, monsters and landscapes, published online by the museums that hold them, each linked to its museum record. The photographs are those of the museums, which place them in the public domain or allow their free reuse (source of the Tokyo National Museum images: ColBase, https://colbase.nich.go.jp). A print exists in several impressions; for each design, the site shows a single impression, the freshest among those the museums publish. A triptych is shown whole when the museum photographs it assembled; a single sheet is identified as such in its title. The titles are those of the museums, with their translation.