Ukiyo-e artist of the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period (1830-1874)

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Grand entry at a subscription sumo match. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru II, early 1870s.

A wrestler in a ring facing right and wearing a formal apron. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru, 1866.

A wrestler in a ring facing left and wearing a formal apron. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru II, 1864.

Battle in the foreground, while a castle burns in the background. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru II, 1867.

A samurai who clutches a scroll in his mouth and overcomes a ruffian. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru II, 1843/1846.

Wakamatsu Castle with Mount Bandai in the distance (modern Fukushima province). Colour woodcut by Kuniteru, 1868.

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Utagawa Kuniteru II

Images from the collections

Images by Utagawa Kuniteru II

Works from the collections

A wrestler in a ring facing right and wearing a formal apron. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru, 1866.

Battle in the foreground, while a castle burns in the background. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru II, 1867.

Grand entry at a subscription sumo match. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru II, early 1870s.

A samurai who clutches a scroll in his mouth and overcomes a ruffian. Colour woodcut by Kuniteru II, 1843/1846.

Wakamatsu Castle with Mount Bandai in the distance (modern Fukushima province). Colour woodcut by Kuniteru, 1868.