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Utagawa Kunimaru

Utagawa Kunimaru (Utagawa Kunimaru, Kansei 5th year <1793> --Bunsei 12th November 23rd <1829 December 18th>) is an ukiyo-e artist in the middle of the Edo period.

The first student of Toyokuni Utagawa. His real surname is Maeda, commonly known as Bunji. Also called Iseya Ihachi. It is named after Utagawa's paintings, and is called Ichiensai, Gosairou, Kakuuntei, Saikashiro, and Fuchoan. At first, the name of the painting was called Bunji. A person from Edo, his father runs a pawn shop in Honmachi 2-chome. In addition, Keisai Eisen's "Unnamed Osamu Essay" describes Kunimaru as "a gate leaf of Hōrō (Horo Tagawa), who enjoys playing with the wind, deeply interacting with various famous families, and enjoying haiku." , The haiku name was called Ryuo. The drawing period was from culture to Bunsei, and he worked on many illustrations for the gōkan "Kacho Fugetsu Akira" published in 1809, as well as uki-e and bijin-ga. leave. Year 37. The graveyard is Asakusa Shin-Horibata Gonnenji Temple. There are Shigemaru Utagawa, Toshimaru Utagawa, and Teruhito Utagawa, who are also considered to be Hiroshige Utagawa's students. Under the first Toyokuni gate, he was a master of Utagawa Kuniyasu and Utagawa Kuninao, and was called the Three Crows.

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