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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代 歌川 豊国 Sandai Utagawa Toyokuni), was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.

At the end of the Edo period (1603–1867), Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and Kunisada were the three best representatives of the Japanese color woodcut in Edo (capital city of Japan, now Tokyo). However, among European and American collectors of Japanese prints, beginning in the late 19th and early 20th century, all three of these artists were actually regarded as rather inferior to the greats of classical ukiyo-e, and therefore as having contributed considerably to the downfall of their art. For this reason, some referred to their works as "decadent".

Beginning in the 1930s and 1970s, respectively, the works of Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi were submitted to a re-evaluation, and these two are now counted among the masters of their art. Thus, from Kunisada alone was withheld, for a long time, the acknowledgment which is due to him. With a few exceptions, such as actor portraits (yakusha-e) and portraits of beautiful women (bijin-ga), at the beginning of his career, and some series of large-size actor head-portraits near the end, it was thought that he had produced only inferior works. It was not until the early 1990s, with the appearance of Jan van Doesburg's overview of the artistic development of Kunisada, and Sebastian Izzard's extensive study of his work, that this picture began to change, with Kunisada more clearly revealed as one of the "giants" of the Japanese print that he was.

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Two Men, One with Black Horse Banner

Two Men, One with Black Horse Banner (ca. 1813–1833)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Woman Carrying Samurai Armor (Surimono)

Woman Carrying Samurai Armor (Surimono) (ca. 1813–1833)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Green

Green (circa 1847-1852)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Yui; Ichikawa Danzō V in the Role of Minbunosuke

Yui; Ichikawa Danzō V in the Role of Minbunosuke (1852)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Famous Places in the Eastern Capital; The Year-end Fair at Asakusa

Famous Places in the Eastern Capital; The Year-end Fair at Asakusa (1854)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
The Hero Danshichi Kurobei in Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami

The Hero Danshichi Kurobei in Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami (mid-19th century)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Monk, One of the Six Great Poets, Kisen Playing the Role of Nakamura Utaemon

Monk, One of the Six Great Poets, Kisen Playing the Role of Nakamura Utaemon (19th century)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Act I; Enya and Lady Kaoyo Trying to Pacify Wakasanosuke and Moronao

Act I; Enya and Lady Kaoyo Trying to Pacify Wakasanosuke and Moronao (circa 1835)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Flowers

Flowers (circa 1847-1852)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Woman at the Foot of a Mountain Path in Hizaka

Woman at the Foot of a Mountain Path in Hizaka (19th century)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Four Actors in the Roles of Natsume Shirosaburō, Ishidō Unemenosuke, Katsuragi, and Kijin Omatsu

Four Actors in the Roles of Natsume Shirosaburō, Ishidō Unemenosuke, Katsuragi, and Kijin Omatsu (1851)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Woman Putting on Make-Up

Woman Putting on Make-Up (ca. 1830–1843)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Woman with a Hand Mirror from the series The Six Tama Rivers of the Floating World

Woman with a Hand Mirror from the series The Six Tama Rivers of the Floating World (c. early 1830s)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Act IV; Enya Asking for Yuranosuke before Committing Suicide; Yuranosuke Shows the Sword Used for Suicide to Enya’s Retainers

Act IV; Enya Asking for Yuranosuke before Committing Suicide; Yuranosuke Shows the Sword Used for Suicide to Enya’s Retainers (circa 1835)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Ofuji of Ōmiya and her Servant Tsuruya Denzō

Ofuji of Ōmiya and her Servant Tsuruya Denzō (1856)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
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