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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

485 works

Kuniyoshi drew tattoos on the heroes of the Suikoden, a popular Chinese tale, and the idea soon spread into Edo fashion.

That series began in 1827 and made his warrior prints hugely popular. He was the son of a silk-dyer and joined Utagawa Toyokuni's studio in 1811. When the Tenpō Reforms banned prints of actors and courtesans, he turned to comic pictures that disguised them, and some mocked the shogunate. He also drew cats in place of people, and his most important pupil was Yoshitoshi. Browse 485 works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from 10 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia

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Hanging scroll of a woman in a flowered green kimono leaning on a wooden railing beside a shoji screen.

Lady-in-Waiting at Edo Castle

ca. 1854-60 (Ansei era)

Woodblock print of a tattooed warrior with a sword leaping over waves beside a wooden gate pierced by arrows.

通俗水滸伝豪傑百八人之壹人・浪裡白跳張順

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono reading a book, with an inset view of fishermen on a boat by a shore.

山海愛度図会・つづきが見たい

Japanese woodblock print of three men in purple kimono with swords, with red name cartouches and black calligraphy.

Print - Utagawa Kuniyoshi

19th century

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women and a child gathering shellfish on tidal flats at low tide.

A Low Tide Pentaptych

c. 1830

Triptych woodblock print of women and children on a rocky shore at sunset, with waves and a red sun over the sea.

Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay

1854

Woodblock print of figures carrying a palanquin along a road under a large full moon, with rooftops and trees behind.

New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of two women in a boat among reeds on a calm marsh under a blue sky.

Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono on tidal flats, with a basket, boat and gatherers behind her.

Fifth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

c. 1830

Woman in striped blue kimono gathering shells on tidal flats, with a boat and calligraphy above, Japanese woodblock print.

Second Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

c. 1830

Woman in striped kimono gathering shellfish on a tidal flat, with two figures wading in the water behind her.

Fourth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

c. 1830

Woodblock print of two women in kimono standing in shallow tidal water, one holding a fan, with a distant shoreline behind.

Third Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

c. 1830

Woman in striped kimono holds a fish while wading through a tidal inlet with shells, two figures in the distance.

First Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

c. 1830

Woodblock print of a tattooed warrior with a sword, bare-chested in a red loincloth, amid water, ropes and arrows.

Rori Hakucho Chojun (from the series 108 Heroes of the Novel Shui Hu Chuan)

late 1820s

Woodblock print of a snowy garden with pines, a woman in a red kimono on a veranda, and two attendants at a gate.

Odawara Station: Minamoto Yoritomo Visits the Daughter of Ito Nyudo (from the series Fifty-three Paired Illustrations…

mid-1840s

Two-sheet Japanese woodblock print of a seated man confronting costumed figures and a red oni demon in a stormy scene.

The Strange Occurence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings

1853

Woman in a striped blue kimono on a riverbank beneath pine branches, with boats and a city skyline behind her.

Geisha Standing on the Bank of the Sumida River (from the series People Who Like the Latest Fashions and Manners)

early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of armored warriors and a red-faced supernatural figure fleeing across a painted scene.

The Strange Occurrence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings

1853

Woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono holding a placard beside a tree hung with white paper streamers.

Shima Province: Arashi Rikan III as the Aunt of Fukuoka Mitsugi

1852

Woodblock print of a man in a straw hat and yellow cloak battling wind and rain beside a pine tree and stormy sea.

Fujiwara no Okikaze, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

c. 1842

Woodblock print of travelers on a hillside gazing at a white rainbow arching over a blue sky and green trees.

Surugadai, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"

c. 1832/33

Woodblock print of two porters carrying a load under a full moon and flying geese, with a pine tree and text cartouche.

Oe no Chisato, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

c. 1842

Japanese woodblock print of Mount Fuji over a bay with a wooden bridge, boats and rocky quay in the foreground.

Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki, and Kanagawa, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Toka…

c. 1830/35

Woodblock print of two figures in blue robes beneath streaks of yellow light on a rocky cliff beside a shrine gate.

Wang Pu (Oho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"

c. 1843

Japanese print of an armored warrior with a snake at his feet, a ghostly woman above a dragon, and fireflies in a dark sky.

Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)"

c. 1840

Woodblock print of kabuki actors in costume among cedar trees, with a white-faced figure holding a fan at center.

Actors as Ushiwakamaru, Kisanta, Kiichi Hogen, and Minazuru-hime

c. 1847/52

Woodblock print of a farmer in straw cape and hat carrying bundled shoots past a snowy pine, with calligraphy above.

Meng Zong (Mo So), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

c. 1848/50

Woodblock print of a seated emperor and a kneeling attendant in a red and blue interior, with bamboo leaves and calligraphy a

Emperor Wen of Han (Kan no Buntei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushi…

c. 1848/50

Japanese woodblock print of a woman pointing at carved figures on a shrine beside a smoking incense burner.

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

c. 1848/50

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman with children, a red peacock, and a blue sky, with calligraphy above.

Min Ziqian (Bin Shiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

c. 1848/50

Woodblock print of a man in a pink robe hauling a heavy sack uphill beneath a leaning tree, with calligraphy at upper left.

Jung You (Chu Yu), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

c. 1848/50

Woodblock print of a kneeling man reaching toward a fish in a stream beside a rocky cliff under clouds.

Wang Xiang (O Sho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"

c. 1848/50