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 "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 "One of eight views of Kanjin Sumo, pub. by Tsutaya, 19th century 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 "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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_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 "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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_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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.jpg "Night Scene with Girls and Lanterns by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Butterflies and Peonies by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Actor Iwai Hanshiro V as Yaoya Oshici from the series")
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_pose_-_(MeisterDrucke-1347666).jpg "Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in an Aragoto (Bravado) Pose by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Actor Bando Mitsugoro IV as Kan Shojo by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-210443).jpg "The actor Bando Hikosaburo, pub. c.1850 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Pictures of the Great Sumo Festival 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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.jpg "Kenuki: Ichikawa Ebizo V as Kumedera Danjo by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Choko_and_Cho-un_fighting_on_hill_ca_1836_by_Kunisada_(1786-1865)_Heroes_of_Popu_-_(MeisterDrucke-1101080).jpg "Choko and Cho-un fighting on hill, ca 1836, by Kunisada, Heroes of Popular History of the Three Kingdoms series, Ukiyo-e, Oban tate-e woodcut, Edo period, Japan by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the series \"Famous Actors Past and Present\" by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Unknown aizuri-e print by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-229811).jpg "Memorial Portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Part of a Triptych: Man with a Parasol by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Woman with a Hand Mirror from the Series The Six Tama Rivers of the Floating World by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Scene from the Tale of Genji by Madame Murasaki by Utagawa Kunisada")
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 c1845 (woodblock) - (MeisterDrucke-215254).jpg "The Flute (Yokobue), c.1845 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Daruma by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Actors Nakayama Bungoro II as Hirayama Mushadokoro Sueshige, Ichimura Takenojo V as Kumagai Jiro Naozane, and Bando Shuka I as Mukan tayu Atsumori by Utagawa Kunisada")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-166952).jpg "Actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Noto no Kami, Edo Period, Mid 1830s by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "One of the Seven Beautiful Courtesans of the Ebiya House, c. 1808-1829 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "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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.jpg "Harumichi no Tsuraki from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets, no. 31 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Celebration for the Turning Color of Maple Leaves, January 1857 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Wrestler Kurokumo Tatsugoro of the Higo Stable, 1830-1844 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-906962).jpg "The Actor Bando Hikosaburo as the Daughter of Wada, a Nobleman by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the series")
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.jpg "Udeno Kisaburo Dries His Neck at Night by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Shiki_no_Nagame_Maru-ni-I_no_Toshi_Toshi_actor_scene_from_The_Four_Seasons_-_(MeisterDrucke-1110082).jpg "Shiki no Nagame Maru-ni-I no Toshi, Toshi Actor, Scene from The Four Seasons by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Military Tales of Han and Chu: Fan Kuai of the Han by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as the Warrior Minamoto no Yorimasa by Utagawa Kunisada")
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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 "Poem Illustration from a Series of 36, c. 1858 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Print by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Print, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Courtesan likened to a painting by Moronobu, from the series")
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.jpg "View of Arai by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Competition of Contemporary Fashions: Sexy Beauty, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Portrait_of_a_Lady_(woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123067).jpg "Portrait of a Lady by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Pictures of the Great Sumo Festival by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the series")
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.jpg "Man and Woman, from the series The Five Chivalrous Dandies by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Grinding Ink for Writing a Letter of Reply, Inspired from the Inaka Genji, 1851 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Chokichi, \"the Untamed Horse\" by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Actors Ichikawa Kuzo II as Minase Rokuro R, Nakamura Utaemon IV as Yura Hyogonosuke C, and Onoe Kikujiro II as Wife Nyobo Minato L by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Actor Sawamura Tossho in the Play Uguisuzuka")
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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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_Kunisada_-_Combat_des_lutteurs_de_sumo_Shiranui_et_Jimmaku_Estampe_de_Utagawa_Kunisada_(178_-_(MeisterDrucke-1010839).jpg "Wrestling Match Shiranui vs Jimmaku by Utagawa Kunisada")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-164980).jpg "Bando Mitsugoro IV as Sekibei and Onoe Kikugoro III as Somezone in Tsumoru koi yuki seki no to, c.1832 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_September_1860_-_(MeisterDrucke-321572).jpg "(Rehearsal of a Kabuki Play), September 1860 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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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 "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 "The Garden Bathtub by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Print by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Preparing Bonita by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Print, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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 (colour woodblock print) - (MeisterDrucke-212744).jpg "The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011355).jpg "View of Kyoto by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-974723).jpg "Oriental Lamp (Andon) by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-37041).jpg "The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as a Samurai Warrior by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "From the series \"Famous Actors Past and Present\" by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Hotei God by Utagawa Kunisada")
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_Kunisada_-_Portrait_du_lutteur_de_sumo_Koyanagi_Tsunekichi_Estampe_de_Utagawa_Kunisada_-_(MeisterDrucke-1010832).jpg "Portrait of Sumo Wrestler Koyanagi Tsunekichi 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 "Moon from the Series")
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_Kunisada_-_Courtesan_with_long_pipe_Hachiman_temple_in_inset_on_left_-_(MeisterDrucke-1101322).jpg "Courtesan with long pipe, Hachiman temple in inset on left by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Portrait of Arashi Kichizaburo III 1810-1864 in the Role of Baiomaru, ca. 1840 by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Print, 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason by Utagawa Kunisada")
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.jpg "The Sumo Wrestler Hiodoshi Rikiya II 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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