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Utagawa Kunitoshi

Kunitoshi Utagawa (Utagawa Kunitoshi, Koka 4th year <1847> --Meiji 32 <1899> September 7th) is an ukiyo-e artist from the Meiji era.

The third generation Kunisada Toyokuni's master. After the death of the third generation Toyokuni, he became a student of the second generation Kunisada Utagawa. His real name is Yamamura and his first name is Seisuke. The surname of Utagawa is called Kunitoshi, Umeju, Umeo, and Umeo Michito. The shop name is Mikawaya. From the 17th year of the Meiji era, it was also called the Japanese year of the tree. Lives in 35, Kanda Ogawamachi. The drawing period is from Keio to around 1874, and from around 1874, in addition to famous paintings such as the scenery of Ginza, railroad carriages, and Mitsui Bank, kaika-e, cut-out paintings, genre paintings, and copperplate maps. Is also drawn. Year of enjoyment 53. The graveyard is Kanzoin in Motoasakusa Eizumi-cho, Taito-ku, Tokyo, and the legal name is Akifu Kunitoshi.

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