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Utagawa Yoshitora

Japanese artist (1836–1880)

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Images by Utagawa Yoshitora

19 images from works
  • Samurai directing foot soldiers as they build up shore defences. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1847/1850.
  • Katō Kiyomasa struggling with a great tiger. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1855.
  • Kite-flying at a boys' festival in early spring. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1865.
  • Above, two deities (?), one of whom is holding a red ball which has rays and the image of a fox emanating from it; below, two women lying on the grass with a cat, with the Hashiba ferry seen crossing the Sumida river between Asakusa and Mukōjima, in the background. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, botom image by Mōsai (Yoshitora), ca. 1870.
  • A panorama of the Tōkaidō highway showing a shogunal procession. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1864.
  • Below, a mother watches from her futon as the mid-wife washes her baby, while attendants bring tea (?) and a small kimono; above, a goddess appears on a cloud, shining a ray of light on the new mother; centre, a workman breaks the ground with a mattock (?), supervised by a man and woman. Colour woodcut by Utagawa, ca. 1860.
  • Two blind men being robbed of their sake pot at an inn; above, in a roundel, a kite-flying scene. Coloured woodcut by Shigekiyo, Yoshitora and Kyōsai, ca. 1870 (?).
  • A courtesan promenading under cherry trees of the Yoshiwara, accompanied by her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1859.
  • A noted shamisen teacher playing to assembled pupils, some of whom follow with scores, while others relax on the floor. Colour woodcut triptych by Yoshitora, 1866.
  • A battle between the forces of Kōshu and Echizan in 1547. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1847/1848.
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Works from the collections

37 works

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Frequent collaborators

Kawanabe Kyōsai
Samurai
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)