Kuniteru I
Utagawa • Illustration — Kuniteru's print represents a scene from the Kabuki play Nihon Furisode Hajime, in which Emperor Gozu (posthumously deified as Susanoo-no-Mikoto) kills a dragon to save Princess Inada. Utagawa Kuniteru (active 1818–1860) was an ukiyo-e artist in the tradition of the Utagawa school. Kuniteru I was born in Edo (Tokyo), he studied under both Kunisada and Toyokuni I. He produced prints of a wide variety of subjects, including many depicting the increasing Western influence on Japan, with his main output taking the form of book illustrations and single-sheet ukiyo-e.
Also recorded as Gochōtei Sadashige · Ichiyūsai Kuniteru · Tōkaen · Tōkaen Sadashige
Kuniteru I
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- Full name
- 太田金次郎.
- Born
- Kuniteru I's birth date is not recorded.
- Died
- Kuniteru I's death is not recorded and the exact fate is unknown.
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Occupation
- painter and ukiyo-e artist.
- Teachers
- Utagawa Kunisada.
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Utagawa • Illustration — Kuniteru's print represents a scene from the Kabuki play Nihon Furisode Hajime, in which Emperor Gozu (posthumously deified as Susanoo-no-Mikoto) kills a dragon to save Princess Inada. Utagawa Kuniteru (active 1818–1860) was an ukiyo-e artist in the tradition of the Utagawa school. Kuniteru I was born in Edo (Tokyo), he studied under both Kunisada and Toyokuni I. He produced prints of a wide variety of subjects, including many depicting the increasing Western influence on Japan, with his main output taking the form of book illustrations and single-sheet ukiyo-e.
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He was known by various names: he called himself Kunitsuna II or Ichiransai until the Ganji era (1864/1865). Before 1844 he may also have been known as Sadashige and signed works using the name Ichiyusai. After taking his master's name, he expanded his range to include scenes of sumo wrestling, and the modernization and westernization of Japan.
Training under Utagawa Kunisada is recorded. Places of work recorded in the authority are Japan and Tokyo. Work by Kuniteru I is recorded in the collections of National Museum of World Cultures, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Harvard Art Museums, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Arthur M.
• Illustration — 97 Rikishi of the Edo Period by Utagawa Kuniteru II • Illustration — Tsukushi Jinroku by Utagawa Kuniteru
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Accession Number: 2006.14.1-3 Display Artist: Kuniteru Utagawa Display Title: Joy of Summer (Natsu o tanoshimi) Series Title: Set of Poems for the Seasons (Shiki no nagame) Creation
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