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Utagawa Toyokuni

The first Utagawa Toyokuni (Shodai Utagawa and well, Meiwa 6 <1769> --Bunsei 8 January 7 ) is an ukiyo-e artist from the Edo period. His real name is Kumakichi Kurahashi, and later Kumaemon. It is called Ichiyosai.

Born as the son of Gorobei Kurahashi, a wood carving puppeteer who lives in Mishima-cho in front of Edo Shiba Shinmei. After moving from Mishima Town to Yoshicho and Horie Town, he lived in Kamimaki Town. He studied under Utagawa Toyoharu, the founder of the Utagawa school when he was a child, and was called Utagawa Toyokuni. In the 6th year of Tenmei (1786), he published illustrations of the virgin works "Men and Women of the New Year" and "Kyoka Taro Crowner". (Kuharaku no Motojime) ”, he started his painting business in earnest, and since then he has been drawing until his last year, the 7th year of Bunsei. The Tenmei period was a study period, but from around the 2nd and 3rd years of Kansei (1790-1791), Izumiya Ichibei released a bijin-ga, gradually escaping the Toyoharu style, incorporating the Kiyonaga style and the Utamaro style, and making it unique. I was looking for a style of.

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