Kunishige
ARTISTUtagawa Toyokuni II (1777–1835), also known as Toyoshige, was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in Edo. He was also known as Gosotei Toyokuni or Hongo Toyokuni, the latter in reference to the district of Edo in which he lived, and over his career he also used the gō Ichibetsusai, Ichiesai and Ichiryūsai. He was the pupil, son-in-law and adopted son of Toyokuni I. The former used the name Toyoshige (豊重) until 1826, the year after his teacher's death, when the family gave him the right to use his teacher's name and he began signing his work Toyokuni (豊国). In 1835 he died, and in 1844 the family persuaded Kunisada, the most famous student of Toyokuni I, to use the name "Toyokuni" and become leader of the school. Although Kunisada never recognised Toyoshige's right to the name Toyokuni, nevertheless Kunisada after 1844 is always referred to as Toyokuni III.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Utagawa Toyokuni II (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kunishige, wall art & digital downloads
Kunishige (Japanese, 1777–1835) has 1 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777–1835), also known as Toyoshige, was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in Edo. He was also known as Gosotei Toyokuni or Hongo Toyokuni, the latter in reference to the district of Edo in which he lived, and over his career he also used the gō Ichibetsusai, Ichiesai and Ichiryūsai. He was the pupil, son-in-law and adopted son of Toyokuni I. The former used the name Toyoshige (豊重) until 1826, the year after his teacher's death, when the family gave him the right to use his teacher's name and he began signing his work Toyokuni (豊国). In 1835 he died, and in 1844 the family persuaded Kunisada, the most famous student of Toyokuni I, to use the name "Toyokuni" and become leader of the school. Although Kunisada never recognised Toyoshige's right to the name Toyokuni, nevertheless Kunisada after 1844 is always referred to as Toyokuni III.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Kunishige's work on the site falls under Prints (1).
Culture: Japanese (1).
By orientation: 1 portrait.
Other Japanese artists of the period
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- Utagawa Toyokuni I — 192 artworks
- Toyokuni Utagawa — 123 artworks
- Utagawa Toyohiro — 64 artworks
- Tani Bunchō — 43 artworks
- Okada Hankō — 18 artworks
Prints of these artworks
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Sizes and framing
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