Toyokuni I Collection

Ichikawa Danjuro in the Kabuki Play Shibaraku, 1812. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Danjuro in the Kabuki Play Shibaraku, 1812

Beauties Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock, c1805. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Beauties Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock, c1805

Women Dancing at New Years as Monkey Trainers, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Dancing at New Years as Monkey Trainers, c1800

Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Role of Yoemon (image 1 of 3), early 1810s

Actor Matsumoto Hanshiro (or Ichikawa Komazo?) (image 1 of 3), between c1805 and c1810. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Actor Matsumoto Hanshiro (or Ichikawa Komazo?) (image 1 of 3), between c1805 and c1810

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s

Women Playing Hyakunin Isshu Card Game (image 1 of 2), between c1794 and c1795. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Playing Hyakunin Isshu Card Game (image 1 of 2), between c1794 and c1795

Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800

Beauties Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock, c1805. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Beauties Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock, c1805

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s

Kabuki Marquee (image 1 of 3), 1822. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Kabuki Marquee (image 1 of 3), 1822

Actor Matsumoto Koshiro V, between circa 1805 and circa 1810. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Actor Matsumoto Koshiro V, 1805 and circa 1810

Actors with a Bonsai Tree, 1805. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Actors with a Bonsai Tree, 1805

Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Role of Yoemon (image 3 of 3), Early 1810s

Imoseyama (the Japanese Romeo and Juliet), 1806. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Imoseyama (the Japanese Romeo and Juliet), 1806

Nakamura Noshio as Hanako in Musume Dojoji, 1796. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Nakamura Noshio as Hanako in Musume Dojoji, 1796

Perspective View of the Temple Shiba Mirokuzan Zojoji, Late 18th - early 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Perspective View of the Temple Shiba Mirokuzan Zojoji, Late 18th - early 19th century

Seven Actors as the Gods of Good Fortune, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Seven Actors as the Gods of Good Fortune, Late 18th-early 19th century

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shimobe Hatsuhei, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1794
Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shimobe Hatsuhei, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Koraiya: Ichikawa Komazo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage... c. 1794
Koraiya: Ichikawa Komazo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", c. 1794

Masatsuya: Otani Oniji III as Ono Sadakuro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage... 1794
Masatsuya: Otani Oniji III as Ono Sadakuro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of... 1795
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1795

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1794
Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa Banzaemon, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1794
Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on... 1794
Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Katanaya Ohana, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage...", 1795
Yamatoya: Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1795

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage...", c. 1794
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", c. 1794

Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage, 1794
Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors... 1795
Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1795

The Courtesan Takikawa of Ogiya, from the series Seven Beautiful Komachi (Bijin nana... about 1794)
The Courtesan Takikawa of Ogiya, from the series Seven Beautiful Komachi (Bijin nana Komachi), Edo period (1615-1868), about 1794

Actor Onoe Matsusuke II as the Ghost of Seigen, c.1810 (woodblock print nishiki-e, ink & colour on paper)
7886971 Actor Onoe Matsusuke II as the Ghost of Seigen, c.1810 (woodblock print nishiki-e, ink & colour on paper) by Toyokuni

Actors performing stage dance of the four Onnagatas, c. 1800-05 (colour woodcut)
GLS314161 Actors performing stage dance of the four Onnagatas, c.1800-05 (colour woodcut) by Toyokuni, Utagawa (1769-1825); 22.3x23.5 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

The actor Sawamura Sojuro in the role of Kudo Suketsuno, in the Soga Brothers Revenge, c. 1804-17 (colour woodcut)
GLS314164 The actor Sawamura Sojuro in the role of Kudo Suketsuno, in the Soga Brothers Revenge, c.1804-17 (colour woodcut) by Toyokuni, Utagawa (1769-1825); 36.8x25.4 cm; Art Gallery and Museum

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in the play "Seiwa Nida... 1796
The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in the play " Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji, " performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796, 1796

The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Ishikawa Goemon in the play "Sanmon Gosan no Ki... 1810
The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Ishikawa Goemon in the play " Sanmon Gosan no Kiri, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1810, 1810

Toraya: Arashi Ryuzo II as the monk Tojibo in the play "Hatsu Akebono Kaomise Soga, "from... 1794
Toraya: Arashi Ryuzo II as the monk Tojibo in the play " Hatsu Akebono Kaomise Soga, " from the series " Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Sukeroku in the play "Omiura Date no Nebiki, "performed... c.1799
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Sukeroku in the play " Omiura Date no Nebiki, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1799, c. 1799

The actors Onoe Matsusuke I as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro... c. 1804
The actors Onoe Matsusuke I as the ghost of the wet-nurse Iohata and Matsumoto Kojiro as Mokuemon, in the play " Tokubei of India: Tales of Strange Lands (Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku banashi)"

The actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the play "Hatsumonbi Yosooi Soga, "... 1802
The actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the play "Hatsumonbi Yosooi Soga, " performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1802, 1802

Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play "Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki, "from the s... 1794
Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play " Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki, " from the series " Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

Six actors dreaming of their roles, from the series "Spring Plays of 1804: The Pillow of... 1804
Six actors dreaming of their roles, from the series " Spring Plays of 1804: The Pillow of Kontan (Koshi haru kyogen kontan no makura)", 1804

The actor Sawamura Tozo I as Dogen no Okichi in the play "Yoshiwara Niwaka no Banzuke, "pe... 1804
The actor Sawamura Tozo I I as Dogen no Okichi in the play " Yoshiwara Niwaka no Banzuke, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the ninth month, 1804, 1804

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series "Portraits of... 1794
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series " Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)", 1794

The actor Seki Sanjuro II as Sasaki Saemon in the play "Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Danmaku... 1818
The actor Seki Sanjuro II as Sasaki Saemon in the play " Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Danmaku, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1818, 1818

The actor Onoe Shoroku I as the ghost of the Shirabyoshi Hanako standing over Osagawa... c. 1810
The actor Onoe Shoroku I as the ghost of the Shirabyoshi Hanako standing over Osagawa Shichizo II as Tsumagi, maid servant to Sakurahime, in the play " Uruo-ogi Sumizome no Sakura", c. 1810

Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series "Fuji in Sum... 1801
Kneeling actor and standing beauty holding a tray of clothes, from the series " Fuji in Summer Matched with Beautiful Women (Natsu no Fuji bijin awase)", 1801

The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide... 1798
The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide, the sister of Rokurozaemon, in the play " Hana to Mimasu Yoshino no Miyuki

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Toyokuni I, a renowned artist of the Edo period, captured the essence and beauty of Japanese theater in his vibrant woodcut prints. His works depict actors performing stage dances and portraying various characters from popular plays. In one print, we see Sawamura Sojuro embodying the role of Kudo Suketsuno in "Soga Brothers Revenge. " The intensity in his eyes and graceful movements convey the character's determination for vengeance. Another print showcases Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in "Seiwa Nida. " Toyokuni I skillfully captures the intricate details of their costumes, highlighting their transformation on stage. Matsumoto Koshiro V takes center stage as Ishikawa Goemon in "Sanmon Gosan no Ki, " exuding an air of mystery and rebellion. The artist's attention to facial expressions brings out the character's inner turmoil. Toraya presents Arashi Ryuzo II as monk Tojibo in "Hatsu Akebono Kaomise Soga, " showcasing Toyokuni I's ability to capture both serene moments and dramatic scenes with equal finesse. Ichikawa Danjuro VI mesmerizes audiences as Sukeroku in "Omiura Date no Nebiki. " The artist masterfully portrays this iconic character known for his wit and charm. The ethereal presence of Onoe Matsusuke I as the ghost of wet-nurse Iohata alongside Matsumoto Kojiro creates a haunting atmosphere that lingers long after viewing this captivating piece by Toyokuni I. In another striking portrayal, Ichikawa Hakuen embodies Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in "Hatsumonbi Yosooi Soga. " The intense gaze reflects both strength and vulnerability within this tragic hero.