Utagawa Kunitomi

Kunitomi Utagawa (Utagawa Kuniyoshi, birth and death unknown) is an ukiyo-e artist from the Edo period.

It is said to be the second generation Utagawa Toyokuni's master, but there is also a theory that it is the first Utagawa Toyokuni's master because there is a work that used the issue of Kunitomi before the second generation Toyokuni's name. It was named Ichisumisai and Hanakawatei, and later renamed Tomishin. The reason why he abolished the "Kuni" character despite being a Utagawa school painter was that Kunitomi originally supported him as an assistant to Toyokuni II, but when the second generation became independent, his guardianship ended and he was renamed with the aim of becoming independent. You might also say that. The drawing period was from Bunsei to Tenpo, and no works have been found that will surely go down until the Koka year. There are many paintings of spectators and prostitutes, and he also works on warrior paintings. There are some works with the praise of a person named Azumaya Katsuji, and a close relationship between the two can be imagined. Although he maintains a certain level of competence, he has a weak personality and no habit.

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