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Utagawa Toyokuni (in giapponese 歌川豊国; Edo, 1769 – Edo, 24 febbraio 1825) è stato un pittore giapponese, grande maestro di ukiyo-e, conosciuto in particolare per le sue stampe di Kabuki.
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese: 歌川豊国; 1769 in Edo – 24 February 1825 in Edo), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his gō after he died, was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his kabuki actor prints.
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese: 歌川豊国; 1769 in Edo – 24 February 1825 in Edo), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his gō (art-name) after he died, was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his kabuki actor prints.
- Japanese
- February 24, 1825
Toyokuni I's prints aimed to faithfully replicate what was happening on stage during a performance. They are not merely images or portraits of actors as particular...
Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese. early 19th century. Not on view. Robed in a splendid floral kimono, the famous courtesan, Takigawa of the Ogiya Pleasure House, sits before a hanging scroll portrait of Ono no Komachi in her late years.
Utagawa Toyokuni, Kuniyoshi's teacher, was the most influential artist of the Utagawa school. Toyokuni's tall, elegant women share the ideals of beauty codified in the late eighteenth century by Utamaro and Kiyonobu.
Utagawa Toyokuni (born 1769, Edo [now Tokyo]—died Feb. 24, 1825, Edo) was a Japanese artist of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) movement who developed the style of his master, Utagawa Toyoharu, making it one of the most popular of its day.
