Utagawa Kunisada was born in 1786 as Sumida Sh?gor? in Honjo, a district of Edo, now Tokyo, as the son of a ferryman who died shortly after Sumida's birth. The inherited ferry business ensured Sh?gor?'s existence regardless of his artistic career. Sh?gor?'s early sketches made an impression on the head of the Utagawa School: Utagawa Toyokuni (1769 - 1825). Around 1800 Sh?gor? was accepted into the Utagawa School by Toyokuni and was given an artist's name by him, which was partly composed of the name of the school and that of his master: Utagawa Kunisada (borrowed from Toyokuni).
With his color woodblock prints, which included large-format prints and book illustrations, Kunisada quickly became the most important artist of the Utagawa school. His first large-format print of 1807 remained an exception for two years. From 1809 onwards, he also produced the prints for which Kunisada became particularly famous: portraits of actors, often in Kabuki costume, and bijingas ("pictures of beautiful women"). Of Kunisada's approximately 20000 color woodblock prints (not counting illustrations for several hundred books), a full 60% are portraits of actors and 15% are bijingas. With his extensive work Kunisada is one of the most productive artists in history. At the same time, he was the trendsetter of his time and had a significant influence on other artists of the Utagawa school.
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.jpg "Fudo: Ichikawa Ebizo V as the Mystical Image of Fudo Myoo, Ichikawa Saruzo I as Kongara doji, and Ichikawa Komazo VII as Seitaka doji by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo in the Mt. Tenpai Scene, from the series Famous Kabuki Plays by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Butterflies and Peonies by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-308645).jpg "The sumo wrestler Abumatsu Rokunosuke, c.1835 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Triptych depicting a prince, princess and court ladies boating on a garden pond under a full moon in June, probably from the")
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.jpg "Bull Lying beneath a Willow Tree by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "One of eight views of Kanjin Sumo, pub. by Tsutaya, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Combat_des_lutteurs_de_sumo_Uzugafuchi_et_Washigahama_Estampe_de_Utagawa_Kunisad_-_(MeisterDrucke-962269).jpg "Sumo Wrestling Match between Uzugafuchi and Washigahama by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Two_Women_in_a_Flower_Garden_by_Utagawa_Kunisada_woodcut_crepon_technique_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112446).jpg "Two Women in a Flower Garden by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Night Scene with Girls and Lanterns by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Moronao, the Villain of")
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.jpg "Print, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-195551).jpg "The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo VII in a Shibaraku Role, Edo Period, 1833 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Print by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the Series")
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.jpg "Chokichi, \"the Untamed Horse\" by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Autumn, Hanayashiki: A geisha with a pipe, design for a fan from a set of four illustrating the seasons by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Courtesan likened to a painting by Moronobu, from the series")
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.jpg "The Actor Segawa Kikunojo as Sugikane, c. 1808-1829 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Hour_of_tiger_seventh_hour_of_morning_Ca_1818_Ukiyo-e_art_print_by_Utagawa_Kunis_-_(MeisterDrucke-1101821).jpg "Hour of tiger, seventh hour of morning, Ca 1818, Ukiyo-e art print by Utagawa Kunisada from The twelve hours in Yoshiwara, Japanese civilization by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-146275).jpg "The actor Iwai Hanshiro V as the Greengrocer")
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.jpg "The village of Yatsuhashi at Okasaki, from the series")
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.jpg "Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojiro (from the series Famous Kabuki Plays) by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Actor Iwai Hanshiro V as Yaoya Oshici from the series")
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.jpg "The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V as the Deity Fudo Myoo Rescuing Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Honcho-maru Tsunagoro, c.1850 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_September_1860_-_(MeisterDrucke-321681).jpg "Rehearsal of a Kabuki Play, September 1860 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Twelve Hours of Spring Pleasures: Hour of the Goat by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Courtesans Promenading by Sea, mid 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Act 9, 1830-1844 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-37732).jpg "Winter, from the series")
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_Ashikaga_Mitsuuji_(C)_and_Kats_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011386).jpg "Enjoying Plum Blossoms in Spring Mist: Sodenoko (R), Ashikaga Mitsuuji (C), and Katsuragi (L) by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Kanagawa Station: Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V as Ferryman Watashimori Tonbei by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the series")
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.jpg "Wild Words - a Play by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1031206).jpg "Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Iwai_Kumesaturo_as_Date_Otsura_a_Tea_House_Girl_(woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123066).jpg "Iwai Kumesaturo as Date Otsura, a Tea House Girl by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Mitsuuji with Mountain Roses Yamabuki, from the Series")
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.jpg "Competition of Contemporary Fashions: Sexy Beauty, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Futami-ga-ura Rocks at Ise, Land of Dawn by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Twelve Hours of Spring Pleasures: Hour of the Dragon, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Ghost of Koheiji with wai Kumesaburo as O-Tsuka, Wife of Koheiji, Sawamura Tossho II and Kijiro in a Scene from the Play")
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.jpg "Kamezo As The Warrior Monk, in a scene from Sembouzakura at the Ichimura Theatre by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Kabuki Scene at Kumagai")
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.jpg "Artisans, from the series An Up-to-Date Parody of the Four Classes by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Poem Illustration from a Series of 36, c. 1858 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Ichikawa Danjuro VII 1791-1859 in the Role of Konoshita Tokichi from the Scene Mountain, 1819 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-945573).jpg "View of Arai (Arai no zu) by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Memorial Portrait of Iwai Hanshiro VI, 1836 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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 September 1860 - (MeisterDrucke-306061).jpg "Rehearsal of a Kabuki Play, September 1860 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Edo_period_c183_-_(MeisterDrucke-310019).jpg "Military Tales of Han and Chu: Xiang Yu by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the series")
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 c 1830-1844 - (MeisterDrucke-274998).jpg "Young Girl with Umbrella, c. 1830-1844 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Tale of Genji, Country Style, Volume 21, Book A by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "An Actor, Edo Period by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Onoe_Kikugoro_III_in_the_role_of_a_lover_c1827-30_(coloured_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1099496).jpg "Onoe Kikugoro III in the Role of a Lover, c.1827-30 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Night Scene with Girls, Animals and Lanterns, mid 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Actor Sawamura Tossho in the Play Uguisuzuka")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-974723).jpg "Oriental Lamp (Andon) by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Courtesans Entertaining, triptych by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Actors Ichikawa Kuzo II as the Servant Genan Rokuzo, Iwai Kumesaburo III as the Daughter Musume Ofune, and Ichikawa Ebizo V as the Ferryman Watashimori Tonbei by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Kagekiyo: Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Chichibu Shoji Shigetada and Ichikawa Ebizo V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Basketry Work by Ichida Shoshichiro, 1819 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Detail_of_Onoe_Kikugoro_III_taking_tea_at_Shinagawa_c1825_(coloured_woodblock_pr_-_(MeisterDrucke-1099824).jpg "Onoe Kikugoro III taking tea at Shinagawa (detail), c.1825 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Snow at Matsuchi Hill, 1847-1852 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the series \"Famous Actors Past and Present\" by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "An advertising print of a circus owned by Hayatake Torakichi, travelling from Osaka to Ryogoku in Edo by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the series")
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.jpg "Print by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Part of a Triptych: Man with a Parasol by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Man and Woman, from the series The Five Chivalrous Dandies by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011400).jpg "View of Totsuka by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Actors Playing Ob?kichisa Koshi-moto Kogiku, D?kiki Yau and Yakko Shinpei (Koshi-moto Kogiku, D?kiki Yau, Yakko Shinpei) by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Asahina Fuji Hyoe, 1854 Year of the Horse, 7th Month by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Onoe Kikugoro III as Nagoya Sanza in the Saya-ate (scabbards clashing) scene by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Hour_of_dragon_Fifth_to_seventh_hour_of_morning_Ca_1818_Ukiyo-e_art_print_by_Uta_-_(MeisterDrucke-1101820).jpg "Hour of dragon, Fifth to seventh hour of morning, Ca 1818, Ukiyo-e art print by Utagawa Kunisada from The twelve hours in Yoshiwara by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "(detail) by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Two Actors from a Kabuki Play by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Eighteen Plays of the Ichikawa Clan: Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as the Medicine Vendor Toraya Tokichi by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Three Actors on Stage: Kumagai Naozane by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Tale of Genji, Country Style, Volume 21, Book A, 1836 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Winter_Shinobazu_Pond_A_geisha_practicing_a_ballad_design_for_a_fan_from_a_set_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112958).jpg "Winter, Shinobazu Pond; A geisha practicing a ballad, design for a fan from a set of four illustrating the seasons by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Abalone Divers off the Coast of Ise, from an Untitled Landscape Series by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Dressed for a Role by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Detail_of_Character_Five_from_Five_Characters_from_a_Play_by_Toyokuni_(see_also_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114189).jpg "Detail of Character Five from")
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.jpg "The Poet Sosei Hoshi: The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Ishikawa Goemon, 1852 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Unknown aizuri-e print by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojiro from the series Famous Kabuki Plays, mid-1810s by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Print, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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