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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

Painters born outside the United States who nonetheless had significant impact here, including Rufino Tamayo and Yasuo Kuniyoshi, are absent, too.

From Washington Post May 3, 2018

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

"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

Kuniyoshi lives in a high-rise building, a weary stack of apartments with graffiti in the elevator wells.

From New York Times Nov. 16, 2012

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