Utagawa Kunisada
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Selected Works211

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Ofusa and Tokubei: The Izutsuya Scene from Kasane Izutsu (Love suicides at the sunken well), New Edition, Part One
Ofusa and Tokubei: The Izutsuya Scene from Kasane Izutsu (Love suicides at the sunken well), New Edition, Part One, 1830
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Otsuma and Hachirobei: The Unagidani Scene of Urami no Samezaya (The vengeful sharkskin scabbard), New Edition, Part One
Otsuma and Hachirobei: The Unagidani Scene of Urami no Samezaya (The vengeful sharkskin scabbard), New Edition, Part One, 1830
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Shirasuka (Onoe Kikugorō III) as a Cat Ghost
Shirasuka (Onoe Kikugorō III) as a Cat Ghost, 1852
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print with oxidized lead white
LACMA
Ichikawa Ebizō VI Looking at Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in a Triple-Rice-Measure Cartouche
Ichikawa Ebizō VI Looking at Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in a Triple-Rice-Measure Cartouche, 1830
Acquired 2015
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass, tin, and embossing
LACMA
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as I no Hayata
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as I no Hayata, 1820
Acquired 2015
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass, tin, and embossing
LACMA
Actor, possibly Sawamura Tosshō I, in Samurai Riding Garb
Actor, possibly Sawamura Tosshō I, in Samurai Riding Garb, 1834
Acquired 2015
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass, copper, tin, and embossing
LACMA
The Monk Mongaku Shōnin
The Monk Mongaku Shōnin, 1830
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Kuzunoha in the play “Ashiya Dōman ōuchi kagami” (A Courtly Mirror of Ashiya Dōman)
Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Kuzunoha in the play “Ashiya Dōman ōuchi kagami” (A Courtly Mirror of Ashiya Dōman) , 1830
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Soga no Gorō and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Kobayashi no Asahina in a Soga Play
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Soga no Gorō and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Kobayashi no Asahina in a Soga Play, 1827
Acquired 2015
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass, copper, tin and embossing
LACMA
Poem by Sei Shōnagon; Hangandai Terukuni and Kanshōjō (Sugawara Michizane)
Poem by Sei Shōnagon; Hangandai Terukuni and Kanshōjō (Sugawara Michizane), 1847
Acquired 2010
Woodblock print executed in multiple colors
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Cherry Blossom Viewing at Mount Yoshino
Cherry Blossom Viewing at Mount Yoshino, 1860
Acquired 2008
Woodblock printed triptych; ink and color on paper
LACMA
Chi Brigade, Tenth Group, Theater District in Saruwaka: Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as the Old Woman of the Lonely House
Chi Brigade, Tenth Group, Theater District in Saruwaka: Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as the Old Woman of the Lonely House, 1863
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Thirteen Brigade, North Group; Banba; The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Apprentice Chōkichi
Thirteen Brigade, North Group; Banba; The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Apprentice Chōkichi, 1861
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Ō Brigade, Extra (Bangai), Ōji: Actors Segawa Senjo as Kuzunoha and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Abe no Yasuna
Ō Brigade, Extra (Bangai), Ōji: Actors Segawa Senjo as Kuzunoha and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Abe no Yasuna, 1863
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Ru Brigade, Tenth Group, Iriya: Actor Nakamura Bungorō II as Asagao Senbei
Ru Brigade, Tenth Group, Iriya: Actor Nakamura Bungorō II as Asagao Senbei, 1863
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi in the Play 'Futatsu chōchō kuruwa nikki'
The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chōkichi in the Play 'Futatsu chōchō kuruwa nikki', 1854
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Hatsuhana at Hakone
Hatsuhana at Hakone, 1852
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Murasaki and Genji Viewing the Snow
Murasaki and Genji Viewing the Snow, 1853
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print, right panel of a triptych
LACMA
The Salve Vendor: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Toraya Tōkichi
The Salve Vendor: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Toraya Tōkichi, 1852
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Act VI
Act VI, 1859
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
No. 62 Sei Shonagon
No. 62 Sei Shonagon, 1844
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
No. 60 Koshikibu no Naishi
No. 60 Koshikibu no Naishi, 1844
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Ono no Komachi
Ono no Komachi, 1855
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
No. 4 Yamabe no Akahito
No. 4 Yamabe no Akahito, 1844
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III Making Up Before a Mirror in His Dressing Room
The Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III Making Up Before a Mirror in His Dressing Room, 1856
Acquired 2006
Woodblock printed fan; ink and color with black lacquer on paper

Previous Sales

Armstrong Fine Art
KUNISADA I, Utagawa, a.k.a. TOYOKUNI III: "Kabuki Scene".
KUNISADA I, Utagawa, a.k.a. TOYOKUNI III: "Kabuki Scene".
Sold
May 2025
Armstrong Fine Art
Four woodblock prints by , a.k.a Toyokuni III.
Four woodblock prints by , a.k.a Toyokuni III., 1852
$100
Feb 2025
Huntington Museum of Art
"Three Women in a Garden," woodblock print
"Three Women in a Garden," woodblock print
$275
Nov 2023
Bonhams
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (TOYOKUNI IV, 1823–1880), TOYOHARA CHIKANOBU (1838-1912), AND OTHERS
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (TOYOKUNI IV, 1823–1880), TOYOHARA CHIKANOBU (1838-1912), AND OTHERS, 1850
Sold
Mar 2023
Bonhams
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (TOYOKUNI IV, 1823-1880) AND UTAGAWA KUNIYASU (1794–1832)
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (TOYOKUNI IV, 1823-1880) AND UTAGAWA KUNIYASU (1794–1832)
Sold
Mar 2023
Bonhams
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (1823-1880) AND UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (1823-1880) AND UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), 1857
$3,564
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
On the Roof of the Horyukaku from the Book The Eight Dog Heroes of Satomi (Satomi hakkenden inu no soshi no uchi, Horyukaku-jo no zu)
On the Roof of the Horyukaku from the Book The Eight Dog Heroes of Satomi (Satomi hakkenden inu no soshi no uchi, Horyukaku-jo no zu)
$3,322
Mar 2022
Sotheby's
The courtesans Hanaogi of the Ogiya house, Shiratama of the Tamaya house and Oyodo of the Tsuruya house (Tsuruya uchi Oyodo, Tamaya uchi Shiratama, Ogiya uchi Hanaogi)
The courtesans Hanaogi of the Ogiya house, Shiratama of the Tamaya house and Oyodo of the Tsuruya house (Tsuruya uchi Oyodo, Tamaya uchi Shiratama, Ogiya uchi Hanaogi) , 1820
$15,843
Dec 2021
Christie's
Dai Nippon Tokyo kaika meisho hakkei (Eight modern views of famous place in Tokyo of Great Japan)
Dai Nippon Tokyo kaika meisho hakkei (Eight modern views of famous place in Tokyo of Great Japan), 1875
Sold
Sep 2021
Christie's
Fuwa Banzaemon and Nagoya Sanza from the kabuki play Sayaate
Fuwa Banzaemon and Nagoya Sanza from the kabuki play Sayaate
$4,375
Mar 2009
Christie's
Courtesan on parade in the Yoshiwara with her attendants beneath cherry blossoms
Courtesan on parade in the Yoshiwara with her attendants beneath cherry blossoms
$9,375
Sep 2007
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
"Scene from Inaka Genji" from the series Eastern Magic Lantern Slides in Edo Purple (Edo Murasaki Azuma no utsushi-e)
"Scene from Inaka Genji" from the series Eastern Magic Lantern Slides in Edo Purple (Edo Murasaki Azuma no utsushi-e), 1847
Bidding closed
Three woodblocks in colors (ôban triptych) (framed separately)

Upcoming Auctions

Bukowskis
Dancing Monkey, Crane and Turtle
Dancing Monkey, Crane and Turtle
Est. SEK 2,000
May 19, 2026
Bukowskis
Kabuki - Lady Sagarni, 女房さがみ 瀬川菊之丞.
Kabuki - Lady Sagarni, 女房さがみ 瀬川菊之丞.
Est. SEK 2,000
May 19, 2026
Bukowskis
Kabuki motif.
Kabuki motif.
Est. SEK 2,000
May 19, 2026
Bukowskis
Ichikawa Canjuro VIII.
Ichikawa Canjuro VIII.
Est. SEK 2,000
May 19, 2026
Bukowskis
Kabuki, actor portraits two pieces.
Kabuki, actor portraits two pieces.
Est. SEK 2,000
May 19, 2026
Bukowskis
Ichikawa Danjuro.
Ichikawa Danjuro.
Est. SEK 2,000
May 19, 2026

For Sale

Wallector · Artsy
Bijinga
Bijinga, 1869
£720
Original Woodcut Print
Wallector · Artsy
Miotsukushi
Miotsukushi , 1864
£360
Original Woodcut Print
Wallector · Artsy
Suma
Suma, 1864
£260
Original Woodcut Print
Wallector · Artsy
Where the Flowers Blow
Where the Flowers Blow, 1864
£320
Original Woodcut Print
Wallector · Artsy
Kabuki
Kabuki , 1864
£540
Woodcut on paper
Aura Gallery · Artsy
十二時秘図試歳丸・卯の刻・後朝の郭公 / 24 Hours a Day, 6 o’clock in the Morning, Ototogisu
十二時秘図試歳丸・卯の刻・後朝の郭公 / 24 Hours a Day, 6 o’clock in the Morning, Ototogisu, 1870
US$640
Woodblock Print
Wallector · Artsy
Bijinga
Bijinga , 1830
£480
Woodcut on paper.
Wallector · Artsy
Kabukie
Kabukie , 1850
£490
Woodcut on paper.
Wallector · Artsy
Genjie
Genjie , 1850
£580
Woodcut on paper.
Wallector · Artsy
Kabuki
Kabuki , 1840
£590
Woodcut on paper.
Wallector · Artsy
Shunga, Love Plays
Shunga, Love Plays, 1850
£580
Woodcut on paper.
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Beauty Reading a Letter
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession M.2024.42.42 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Gift of Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
The Actor Onoe Kikujirō II as Koume no Koyoshi
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession M.2022.142.4 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Charlotte Wheeler
Young Geisha Carrying Lacquer Samisen Box
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession M.2022.142.3 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Charlotte Wheeler
Mirror Mountain at Musa Station (Musa, Kagamiyama): Actor Onoe Shōroku I as Tsubone Iwafuji
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession M.2021.245.6 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Andrea Straus, Gayle Rosenberg, and Linda Caplan
Actors on a Stage
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession M.2021.245.1 · Triptych; three (3) color woodblock prints
Gift of Andrea Straus, Gayle Rosenberg, and Linda Caplan
観音霊験記 長命寺|Chōmeiji Temple (Chōmeiji), from the series Miracles of Kannon
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.396.5 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark, in honor of John T. Carpenter, 2021
初代市川男女蔵像|Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ōmezō I
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.139 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2021
歌川国貞 （三代歌川豊国）画　「六玉顔」 山吹を持つ光氏|Mitsuuji with Mountain Roses (Yamabuki), from the series “Six Jewel Faces” (Mu tama-gao)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.3 · Uncut fan print; ink and color on paper
Purchase, Alan and Barbara Medaugh Gift, 2019
柳亭種彥作　歌川國貞画　 『偐紫田舎源氏』|A Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei Tanehiko
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.914.1a–v · Set of nineteen woodblock-printed booklets; ink on paper, color-printed covers
Gift of Miki and Sebastian Izzard, 2018
Scene from a Kabuki Play [right panel of triptych]
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.146.2.c · woodblock print on Japanese paper [right panel of three sheets]
Gift of Lin Lougheed
Scene from a Kabuki Play [center panel of triptych]
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.146.2.b · woodblock print on Japanese paper [center panel of three sheets]
Gift of Lin Lougheed
Scene from a Kabuki Play [left panel of triptych]
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.146.2.a · woodblock print on Japanese paper [left panel of three sheets]
Gift of Lin Lougheed
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Past Exhibitions0

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Art Fair Appearances1

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TEFAF New York — New York
2018
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The Best Art Exhibitions to See in Miami in May
Apr 30, 2026
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Art Fair
TEFAF New York 2018
Oct 27, 2018
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death
Utagawa Kunisada dies
Jan 1, 1880
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birth
Utagawa Kunisada born
Jan 1, 1823