Utagawa Kuniyoshi

British  

/ ˌuːtəˈɡɑːwə ˌkuːnɪˈjəʊʃɪ /

noun

1. original name Igusa Magosabwo. 1797–1861, Japanese painter and printmaker of the ukiyo-e school, best known for his prints of warriors and landscapes

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Example Sentences

Among the exhibition’s most formally complex works are action-packed prints by two different 19th century artists, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Utagawa Kuniteru, that illustrate stories involving such an evil creature.

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Also on show are prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the museum’s private collection.

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

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Ohne Titel drew on the linear shapes and color blocking of the artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

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At the Japan Society “Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi From the Arthur R. Miller Collection,” an exhibition of richly colorful scenes by one of the most popular 19th-century masters of woodblock printing, shows us what the fuss was about.

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