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Kuniyoshi

American  
[koo-nee-yoh-shee, koo-nee-yaw-shee] / ˌku niˈjoʊ ʃi, ˈku niˈjɔ ʃi /

noun

  1. Yasuo 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.


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A dramatic print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi shows Tokiwa braced against the driving snow, sheltering her children in the folds of her robes so that only their feet and faces are visible.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

Jonathan “The Road Warrior” Goulet made history, becoming the first Canadian fighter to win a UFC bout on home soil when he stopped Kuniyoshi Hironaka.

From Washington Times Apr. 17, 2015

Americans claim Yasuo Kuniyoshi as one of our great artists of the past century, but we really have no right to.

From Washington Post Apr. 3, 2015

Prints by the artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi set the scene, showing a mix of Western-style dresses and kimonos in of Yokohama, a port city.

From New York Times Dec. 25, 2014

"We have high hopes that the results of this project will be disseminated throughout the world," said Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, executive director of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2014

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