Toyohara Kunichika
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Selected Works83

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
The Actor Sawamura Tosshō II as Ashikaga Yorikane
The Actor Sawamura Tosshō II as Ashikaga Yorikane, 1866
Acquired 2010
Color woodblock print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A Tale for the Ages: A Magic Lantern Picture of the Eruption of Mount Asama, Onoe Kikujiro V as Dochushi Hatsuzo
A Tale for the Ages: A Magic Lantern Picture of the Eruption of Mount Asama, Onoe Kikujiro V as Dochushi Hatsuzo, 1888
Acquired 2006
Woodblock printed triptych; ink and color on paper
LACMA
Actor Kawarazaki Sanshō as Benkei in The Subscription List
Actor Kawarazaki Sanshō as Benkei in The Subscription List, 1869
Acquired 2006
Color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Kumagai Naozane
The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Kumagai Naozane, 1869
Acquired 1998
Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago
Drinking Sake at a Housewarming Party (Takubiraki shuen no zu)
Drinking Sake at a Housewarming Party (Takubiraki shuen no zu), 1863
Acquired 1998
Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban diptych or triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata)
Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata), 1883
Acquired 1996
Color woodblock print; oban pentaptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the Maid, and Kataoka Gado III as Nagoya Sanzaburo
The actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the Maid, and Kataoka Gado III as Nagoya Sanzaburo, 1885
Acquired 1996
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Genji Drawn in Different Styles: View of Akashi Bay (Kakiwake Genji, Akashi ura no kei)
Genji Drawn in Different Styles: View of Akashi Bay (Kakiwake Genji, Akashi ura no kei), 1869
Acquired 1996
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Ishikawa Goemon
Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Ishikawa Goemon, 1896
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock prints; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Actor Onoe Kikugoro V as Yojiro
Actor Onoe Kikugoro V as Yojiro, 1896
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Kochiyama Shshun
Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Kochiyama Shshun, 1895
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Onoe Kikugorō V as Daiba no Jinzō and Ichikawa Sadanji I as Itamiya Jubei
Onoe Kikugorō V as Daiba no Jinzō and Ichikawa Sadanji I as Itamiya Jubei, 1883
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; ōban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Nakamura Sōjūrō I as Sano Genzaemon
Nakamura Sōjūrō I as Sano Genzaemon, 1885
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; ōban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Akiyama Kii no Kami
Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Akiyama Kii no Kami, 1894
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print, oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The actor Onoe Kikugoro V as Torii Tsuneemon, from the series "Gofudoki kabuki no hon'yomi"
The actor Onoe Kikugoro V as Torii Tsuneemon, from the series "Gofudoki kabuki no hon'yomi", 1884
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actors Ichikawa Sadanji I as Tsunekawa and Onoe Kikugoro as Mizorogi Koichi
The Actors Ichikawa Sadanji I as Tsunekawa and Onoe Kikugoro as Mizorogi Koichi, 1893
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print, oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actors Onoe Kukugoro V as Shinzp and Ichikawa Sadanji I as Yatagoro Genshichi.
The Actors Onoe Kukugoro V as Shinzp and Ichikawa Sadanji I as Yatagoro Genshichi., 1893
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print, oban diptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The actors Nakamura Fukusuke IV as Neiojo and Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Hachiro Tametomo
The actors Nakamura Fukusuke IV as Neiojo and Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Hachiro Tametomo, 1897
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The actors Ichikawa Sadanji I as Imagawa Yoshimoto and Onoe Kikugoro V as Mori Shinsuke
The actors Ichikawa Sadanji I as Imagawa Yoshimoto and Onoe Kikugoro V as Mori Shinsuke, 1884
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The actor Ichikawa Udanji I as Sugawara no Michizane in the play "Shinrei Sugawara Jikki," performed at the Haruki Theater in the fourth month, 1883
The actor Ichikawa Udanji I as Sugawara no Michizane in the play "Shinrei Sugawara Jikki," performed at the Haruki Theater in the fourth month, 1883, 1883
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Watonai
The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Watonai, 1883
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Actors Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Nasu no Yoichi Munetaka and Nakamura Fukusuke IV as Tamamushi Gozen
Actors Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Nasu no Yoichi Munetaka and Nakamura Fukusuke IV as Tamamushi Gozen, 1885
Acquired 1984
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
LACMA
Ichikawa Danjūrō and Nakamura Fukusuke in the Roles of Katō Kiyomasa and Hinakinu
Ichikawa Danjūrō and Nakamura Fukusuke in the Roles of Katō Kiyomasa and Hinakinu, 1897
Acquired 1982
Triptych; color woodblock prints
LACMA
Kawarazaki Gonnosuke as Takechi Mitsuhide and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mashiba Hisayoshi
Kawarazaki Gonnosuke as Takechi Mitsuhide and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mashiba Hisayoshi, 1871
Acquired 1981
Triptych; color woodblock prints
LACMA
The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Fukashichi
The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Fukashichi, 1883
Acquired 1981
Color woodblock print

Previous Sales

Crafoord Auktioner Lund
TRÄSNITT, UKIYO-E, TRIPTYK MED ICHIKAWA DANJŪRŌ IX SOM ŌKURA NAGANARI, OCH ICHIKAWA SUMIZŌ V SOM YATSURUGI KAGEYU I "ICHIJŌ ŌKURA MONOGATARI", PÅ ICHIMURAZA I JUNI 1882.
TRÄSNITT, UKIYO-E, TRIPTYK MED ICHIKAWA DANJŪRŌ IX SOM ŌKURA NAGANARI, OCH ICHIKAWA SUMIZŌ V SOM YATSURUGI KAGEYU I "ICHIJŌ ŌKURA MONOGATARI", PÅ ICHIMURAZA I JUNI 1882.
SEK 2,000 ($188 USD)
Mar 2026
James Cox Gallery
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (JAPANESE, 1835 - 1900)
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (JAPANESE, 1835 - 1900)
$150
Dec 2025
Bonhams
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900)
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), 1864
Sold
May 2023
Sotheby's
Eighteen woodblock prints
Eighteen woodblock prints, 1884
$6,551
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Actors Onoe Kikugoro V and Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the roles of Okiku's ghost and Aoyama Tessan performing in the play The Dish Mansion at Banshu
Actors Onoe Kikugoro V and Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the roles of Okiku's ghost and Aoyama Tessan performing in the play The Dish Mansion at Banshu, 1892
Sold
Mar 2023
Bonhams
TOYOHARU KUNICHIKA (1835-1900) AND TORII SCHOOL
TOYOHARU KUNICHIKA (1835-1900) AND TORII SCHOOL, 1882
Sold
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
A Prosperous Bath House in the Licensed Quarters (Zensei Sato Sugata Yu)
A Prosperous Bath House in the Licensed Quarters (Zensei Sato Sugata Yu)
$6,437
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), Two woodblock print triptychs, Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), Two woodblock print triptychs, Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
$1,090
Dec 2022
Bonhams
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), MIZUNO TOSHIKATA (1866-1908), KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915), MIYAGAWA SHUNTEI (1873-1914), AND OTHERS
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), MIZUNO TOSHIKATA (1866-1908), KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915), MIYAGAWA SHUNTEI (1873-1914), AND OTHERS
$2,281
Nov 2022
Bonhams
TOYOHARU KUNICHIKA (1835-1900)
TOYOHARU KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), 1887
$829
Sep 2022
Christie's
Zensei sato no sugata yu (Bath house of the pleasure quarter in all its glory)
Zensei sato no sugata yu (Bath house of the pleasure quarter in all its glory), 1858
$3,780
Sep 2022
Bonhams
TOYOHARU KUNICHIKA (1835-1900)
TOYOHARU KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), 1897
$893
Jul 2022
Sotheby's
4:00am (Gozen yonji)
4:00am (Gozen yonji)
$1,495
Mar 2022
Christie's
Tenjiku Tokubei Onoe Kikugoro (Onoe Kikugoro V as Tenjiku Tokubie)
Tenjiku Tokubei Onoe Kikugoro (Onoe Kikugoro V as Tenjiku Tokubie), 1891
$6,875
Sep 2021
Christie's
Moko dekisen no zu (Sinking Mongolian ship)
Moko dekisen no zu (Sinking Mongolian ship)
$4,000
Sep 2021
Christie's
Sogo no tsuma no tamashii (Ghost of Sogo's wife)
Sogo no tsuma no tamashii (Ghost of Sogo's wife), 1893
$5,000
Sep 2021
Sotheby's
The actor Nakamura Fukusuke in the role of Ono no Komachi performing in the play Ono no Komachi Calls Forth the Rain
The actor Nakamura Fukusuke in the role of Ono no Komachi performing in the play Ono no Komachi Calls Forth the Rain
$1,787
May 2021
Sotheby's
The maiko Kotsune from the Sukiya-cho, and the actors Yaesakura and Sawamura
The maiko Kotsune from the Sukiya-cho, and the actors Yaesakura and Sawamura, 1878
$1,072
May 2021
Sotheby's
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of Ya no Negoro, embellished with mica, from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjuro IX (Ichikawa Danjuro engei hyakuban); Chapter 9, Aoi (Dai kyu go, aoi), from the series Modern Feelings Matched with the Fifty-Four Chapters of Genji (Genji gojuyonjo); The actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I in the role of Aoto Goro Terutsuna in the play Shibaraku, from the series Thirty-six Views of Edo, Saruwaka District (Sajurokkei no zu, Saruwaka- cho)
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of Ya no Negoro, embellished with mica, from the series One Hundred Roles of Ichikawa Danjuro IX (Ichikawa Danjuro engei hyakuban); Chapter 9, Aoi (Dai kyu go, aoi), from the series Modern Feelings Matched with the Fifty-Four Chapters of Genji (Genji gojuyonjo); The actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I in the role of Aoto Goro Terutsuna in the play Shibaraku, from the series Thirty-six Views of Edo, Saruwaka District (Sajurokkei no zu, Saruwaka- cho), 1864
Sold
May 2021
Christie's
Artisans, Beauties and Annual Events
Artisans, Beauties and Annual Events
$56,250
Mar 2021

For Sale

Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Viewing Cherry Blossoms
Viewing Cherry Blossoms, 1854
For sale
Woodblock Print
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Evening Bell at Muenji Temple
Evening Bell at Muenji Temple, 1865
Sold
Japanese woodblock print
Aura Gallery · Artsy
Five Men under May Rain & Thunder
Five Men under May Rain & Thunder, 1880
Sold
Woodblock Print
Wallector · Artsy
Kabuki Scene
Kabuki Scene
€450
Woodcut
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Flowers of Edo: Five Young Men (full set of five prints)
Flowers of Edo: Five Young Men (full set of five prints), 1864
Sold
Japanese woodblock print
Aura Gallery · Artsy
Early Autumn at Akashii
Early Autumn at Akashii, 1892
US$1,400
Woodblock Print
Bamboo Space (竹空間) · Artsy
Characters in Noh Drama
Characters in Noh Drama, 1879
US$1,280
Original Woodcut print
Odalys · Artsy
The actor Sawamura Tosshō II as Tomiki Saburō (Tomiki Saburō - Sawamura Tosshō冨貴三郎-沢村訥升)
The actor Sawamura Tosshō II as Tomiki Saburō (Tomiki Saburō - Sawamura Tosshō冨貴三郎-沢村訥升), 1867
Price on request
Color Woodcut
Odalys · Artsy
The actor Onoe Kikugorō V as Kirare Yosa (Kirare Yosa-Onoe Kikugoro斬られ与三 -尾上菊五郎)
The actor Onoe Kikugorō V as Kirare Yosa (Kirare Yosa-Onoe Kikugoro斬られ与三 -尾上菊五郎), 1892
Price on request
Color Woodcut
Odalys · Artsy
The Great Battle of Taiheiki (Taiheiki daikassen太平記大合戦)
The Great Battle of Taiheiki (Taiheiki daikassen太平記大合戦), 1860
Price on request
Color Woodcut
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Komyo-kogo Washing One Thousand People
Komyo-kogo Washing One Thousand People, 1880
For sale
Woodblock
Wallector · Artsy
Kabuki Scene
Kabuki Scene
£1,700
Original woodcut on paper.
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Asahirokōji Jusenrō
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession M.2022.142.1 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Charlotte Wheeler
豊原国周筆　当世庶民風俗画帖|Artisans, Beauties, and Annual Events
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.402 · Thirty paintings mounted as an accordion album; ink, color, gold and gold flecks on silk
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2021
The Actor Sawamura Tosshō II as Ashikaga Yorikane
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession M.2010.146.2 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Elinore M. Gyopyos
A Tale for the Ages: A Magic Lantern Picture of the Eruption of Mount Asama, Onoe Kikujiro V as Dochushi Hatsuzo
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession 2006.376.A-.C · Woodblock printed triptych; ink and color on paper
Gift of Stephen Hamilton in honor of Jeffrey Harris
Actor Kawarazaki Sanshō as Benkei in The Subscription List
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.270 · Color woodblock print
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Act III: The Shore "Watchtower" Pine Tree, from the Kabuki play Hiragana Seisuiki - The Lesson on Manuevering Ships in Battle
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession M.2001.193.12a-c · Triptych of color woodblock prints
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.715.2a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Purchase, Jack Greene Gift, 2001
写真楽屋鑑 2代目澤村 訥升|Sawamura Tosshō II (1838–86), from the series Mirror of Photographs Backstage (Shashin gakuya kagami - Sawamura Tosshō nisei)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 2001.715.1 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Purchase, Jack Greene Gift, 2001
The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Kumagai Naozane
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1998 · Accession 1998.166 · Color woodblock print; oban
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer and Margaret Gentles funds
Drinking Sake at a Housewarming Party (Takubiraki shuen no zu)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1998 · Accession 1997.752 · Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban diptych or triptych
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Weissman
Kabuki Stars Before a Gracious Waterfall (Arigataki megumi no hanagata)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1996 · Accession 1995.206.14 · Color woodblock print; oban pentaptych
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer Fund
The actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the Maid, and Kataoka Gado III as Nagoya Sanzaburo
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1996 · Accession 1995.206.41 · Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer Fund
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No current exhibitions found.

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Jan 8, 2026
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death
Toyohara Kunichika dies
Jan 1, 1900
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birth
Toyohara Kunichika born
Jan 1, 1835