Kunisada Utagawa I Collection (#2)

Actors Arashi Otohachi III and Iwai Kumesaburo II, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors Arashi Otohachi III and Iwai Kumesaburo II, 19th century. Play: Sekai no Hana Oguri Gaiden

Ariharano Tokihira and Matsuo Maru, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Ariharano Tokihira and Matsuo Maru, 19th century

Hayano Kanpei and the Farmer Yoichi, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Hayano Kanpei and the Farmer Yoichi, 1859

Memorial Portrait of Hiroshige, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Memorial Portrait of Hiroshige, 1859

The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa... 1854
The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa nikki, 1854

Osaka Actor Nakamura Shikan in the Role of the Daimyo Fujiwara no Tokihira, c.early 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Osaka Actor Nakamura Shikan in the Role of the Daimyo Fujiwara no Tokihira, c.early 1840s

The Actors Sawamura Sojuro and Arashi Shincha, c1810s. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actors Sawamura Sojuro and Arashi Shincha, c1810s

Actors as Otsu-e figures Fukurokuju and Benkei, c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors as Otsu-e figures Fukurokuju and Benkei, c1850

A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 2 of 3), 1846. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 2 of 3), 1846

YuiZ from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido with Beauties, Published in 1838. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
YuiZ from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido with Beauties, Published in 1838. From Fifty-three Stations on the T¯okaid¯o Road

Waterfall at Oji; The Actor Segawa Senjo as Kuzunoha, Published in 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada
Waterfall at Oji; The Actor Segawa Senjo as Kuzunoha, Published in 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Saruwaka Shibaimachi The Theater District in Saruwaka (Cho); The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V... 1863
Saruwaka Shibaimachi The Theater District in Saruwaka (Cho); The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V in the Role of Hitotsuya no Baba The Old Woman of the Lonely House, 1863

Bamba; The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Apprentice (Detchi) Chokichi, 1861. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Embankment by Kuichigai Moat in Asakusa; The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamigaya Iemon, 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Ryogoku Bridge; The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the Role of Yokoyama no Yosaburo, 1863. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Ryogoku Bridge; The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the Role of Yokoyama no Yosaburo, 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

An Elegant Genji in Snow, 1853. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
An Elegant Genji in Snow, 1853. Murasaki Viewing the Snow

Green, between circa 1847 and circa 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Green, between circa 1847 and circa 1852. From Costumes in Five Different Colors

White, between circa 1847 and circa 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
White, between circa 1847 and circa 1852. From Costumes in Five Different Colors

Two Women, 1855. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Two Women, 1855. Series: Snow, Moon, and Flowers for the Eastern Genji

The Actor Ichimura Kakitsu in a Female Role, 1840s Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Ichimura Kakitsu in a Female Role, 1840s

Courtesans with Children, c1840. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Courtesans with Children, c1840

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century

Okoma and Okuma, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Okoma and Okuma, 19th century

Actors Reversing Gender Roles in the Story of Narukami (image 3 of 3), 1854. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors Reversing Gender Roles in the Story of Narukami (image 3 of 3), 1854. Bando Shuka I as Onna Narukami

Actors Reversing Gender Roles in the Story of Narukami (image 2 of 3), 1854. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors Reversing Gender Roles in the Story of Narukami (image 2 of 3), 1854. Bando Takesaburo I as Tomanosuke, Asao Okuyama III as Kokuun-ni

Actors Reversing Gender Roles in the Story of Narukami (image 1 of 3), 1854. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors Reversing Gender Roles in the Story of Narukami (image 1 of 3), 1854. Male actor in female role who is dressing as a man

Actors as Lion Dancers (image 1 of 4), c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors as Lion Dancers (image 1 of 4), c1850

Young Women in a Theater Balcony, c1820s. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Young Women in a Theater Balcony, c1820s

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Kajiwara Genta Kageki, c1820. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Kajiwara Genta Kageki, c1820

Tanabata Festival Dance, 1830s. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Tanabata Festival Dance, 1830s. From Five Seasonal Festivals

Ofuji of Omiya and her Servant, 1856. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Ofuji of Omiya and her Servant, 1856. Man and Woman Playing Hanetsuki

To from the series Saisho nana iroha, 1856. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
To from the series Saisho nana iroha, 1856. Actors Ichikawa Ebizo V as Toshibei and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sukune Taro

Yellow, between circa 1847 and circa 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Yellow, between circa 1847 and circa 1852. From Costumes in Five Different Colors

Portrait of Osouo, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Portrait of Osouo, 19th century

Picture of a Crowded Theater Hosting Performance of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Picture of a Crowded Theater Hosting Performance of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, 1859

Actors as Fujisawa Shiro, Asari Yoichi, and Hangaku, from an untitled series of half...c. 1851/52
Actors as Fujisawa Shiro, Asari Yoichi, and Hangaku, from an untitled series of half-block images of kabuki scenes, c. 1851/52

Actors as Genroku, Otsuma, and Shokuro, from an untitled series of half-block... c. 1851/52. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actors as Genroku, Otsuma, and Shokuro, from an untitled series of half-block images of kabuki scenes, c. 1851/52

Actors as Fukashichi and Omiwa from the play "Imoseyama, " from an untitled series of... 1852
Actors as Fukashichi and Omiwa from the play "Imoseyama, " from an untitled series of half-block images of kabuki scenes, 1852

No. 37, from the series "That Purple Image in Magic Lantern Shows (Sono sugata yukari... c1847/52)
No. 37, from the series "That Purple Image in Magic Lantern Shows (Sono sugata yukari no utsushie)", c. 1847/52

The actor Morita Kan'ya, from the series "Pictures and Calligraphy of Kabuki Actors-Poets...c1847/50 Creator
The actor Morita Kan'ya, from the series "Pictures and Calligraphy of Kabuki Actors-Poets (Haika shoga kyodai)", c. 1847/50

The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V... 1833. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V as the woodcutter Nekko no Yokizo, 1833

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow... c. 1844. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru), c. 1844

The actor Matsumoto Kinsho I as Igami no Gonta at Gontazaka, between Hodogaya and... 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The actor Matsumoto Kinsho I as Igami no Gonta at Gontazaka, between Hodogaya and Totsuka, from the series "Tokaido", 1852

Album of 27 prints from the series "Pairings of Actors with the Fifty-three Stations... 1839
Album of 27 prints from the series "Pairings of Actors with the Fifty-three Stations (Mitate yakusha gojusan tsui no uchi)", 1839

The actor Bando Hikosaburo V as Konjin Chogoro, from the series "One Hundred...", 1864
The actor Bando Hikosaburo V as Konjin Chogoro, from the series "One Hundred Selected Actors (Haiyu hyakkasen)", 1864

Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban... 1858)
Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban Kishu Nachisan), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1858

Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nij... 1859)
Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijurokuban Harima Hokkezan), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ju... 1858)
Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jusanban Koshu Ishiyamadera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1858

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Utagawa Kunisada, a renowned Japanese artist of the 19th century, captured the beauty and significance of various locations and characters in his exquisite woodblock prints. In one of his works titled "Mount Nachi in Kii Province, " he portrays this majestic mountain as the first stop on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route. The intricate details and vibrant colors bring to life the spiritual journey that pilgrims undertake. Another masterpiece by Kunisada is "Mount Hokke in Harima Province. " This print showcases Mount Hokke, which holds great importance as the twenty-sixth destination on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route. Through his artistry, Kunisada transports us to this serene location, allowing us to experience its tranquility and sacredness. "Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province" is yet another captivating piece by Utagawa Kunisada. As we gaze upon this print, we are transported to No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route where Ishiyama Temple stands tall amidst lush surroundings. The attention to detail and skillful brushwork make it evident why Kunisada was highly regarded during his time. In "Mii Temple in Omi Province, " Utagawa Kunisada takes us on a visual pilgrimage once again. No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route brings us to Mii Temple, a place known for its historical significance and architectural grandeur. With each stroke of his brush, Kunisada captures not only its physical beauty but also its spiritual essence. Kunisada's talent extends beyond landscapes; he also immortalized notable figures from Japanese theater such as Bando Mitsugoro III as Minamoto no Yorimasa and Segawa Kikunojo V as Ayame no. . His ability to depict emotions through facial expressions is truly remarkable.