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| About Kuniyoshi |
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) depicted various kinds of ukiyoe, including musha-e (pictures of samurai), yakusha-e (pictues of actors), bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women), fukei-ga (pictures of landscapes), shun-ga, geki-ga, and kyo-ga , a type of manga etc. during the Ukiyoe Golden Age. He was good at musha-e. Kuniyoshi entered the Utagawa school at the age of 15 and studied under Toyokuni (1st). He was not successful until he was 31 years old when his ukiyoe of Suiko-den, a famous story of solders in China, were published. He was also well-known as cat lover. He had many cats, and it is said that he taught his students while holding cats in his arm. Indeed, you can see many cats in his works.
| Kuniyoshi Gallery |
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| Musha-e (Suiko-den) | Musha-e (ghosts) |
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| Geki-ga (ghosts) | Kyo-ga (cats) | Shun-ga |
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