Utagawa Yoshitora
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Utagawa Yoshitora #20,771

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personJapanese, 1840–1880
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Selected Works32

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
The Wrestler Arauma Daigorō
The Wrestler Arauma Daigorō, 1858
Acquired 2006
Color woodblock print
LACMA
The Conquest of Ōshū
The Conquest of Ōshū, 1850
Acquired 2006
Color woodblock print triptych
LACMA
Preparatory Sketch for Battle at Yashima
Preparatory Sketch for Battle at Yashima, 1850
Acquired 1995
Ink on paper, three sheets
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Actor with Sword
Actor with Sword
Acquired 1985
Woodblock print
LACMA
Notes on Sericulture
Notes on Sericulture
Acquired 1973
Color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Paris, France (Furansu Parisu no fu), from the series "Collection of Scenic Places in Foreign Lands (Bankoku meisho zukushi no uchi)"
Paris, France (Furansu Parisu no fu), from the series "Collection of Scenic Places in Foreign Lands (Bankoku meisho zukushi no uchi)", 1862
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
England (Igirisu koku)
England (Igirisu koku), 1865
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Vehicles on the Streets of Tokyo (Tokyo orai kuruma zukushi)
Vehicles on the Streets of Tokyo (Tokyo orai kuruma zukushi), 1870
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Picture of Steam Locomotives Traveling (Jokisha rikudo tsuko no zu)
Picture of Steam Locomotives Traveling (Jokisha rikudo tsuko no zu), 1870
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
The Port of London, England (Igirisu Rondon no kaiko), from the series "Collection of Scenic Places in Foreign Lands (Bankoku meisho zukushi no uchi)"
The Port of London, England (Igirisu Rondon no kaiko), from the series "Collection of Scenic Places in Foreign Lands (Bankoku meisho zukushi no uchi)", 1862
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago
Russian (Oroshiajin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku no uchi)"
Russian (Oroshiajin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku no uchi)", 1861
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago
English (Igirisujin), from the series "A Collection of Various Countries (Bankoku zukushi)"
English (Igirisujin), from the series "A Collection of Various Countries (Bankoku zukushi)", 1860
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago
English Watching Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge (Yoshida-bashi no rakugan, Igirisujin) , from the series "Eight Views of Yokohama in Musashino Province (Bushu Yokohama hakkei no uchi)"
English Watching Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge (Yoshida-bashi no rakugan, Igirisujin) , from the series "Eight Views of Yokohama in Musashino Province (Bushu Yokohama hakkei no uchi)", 1861
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago
North America (Kita Amerika shu)
North America (Kita Amerika shu), 1866
Acquired 1927
Color woodblock print; oban (part of a triptych)
LACMA
The Thames River, London
The Thames River, London, 1860
Acquired 1916
Color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII, 1862
In museum collection
Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ichizo III
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ichizo III, 1865
In museum collection
Color woodblock print; oban

Previous Sales

Christie's
Igirisu Rondon no minato (Port at London, England)
Igirisu Rondon no minato (Port at London, England), 1862
Sold
Mar 2025
Christie's
Amerikakoku (America)
Amerikakoku (America)
$2,520
Sep 2022
Sotheby's
The Garden of Kingoro in Somei (Somei uekiya Kingoro)
The Garden of Kingoro in Somei (Somei uekiya Kingoro), 1844
Sold
Dec 2021
Christie's
Amerika koku (America)
Amerika koku (America), 1885
$4,000
Sep 2021
Christie's
Sankan seibatsu no zu (The conquest of Korea)
Sankan seibatsu no zu (The conquest of Korea)
$1,625
Sep 2021
Japan Society Benefit Auction · Artsy
Balloon Ascension in America
Balloon Ascension in America, 1867
Bidding closed
Color woodblock print

For Sale

Robert Azensky Fine Art · Artsy
The Samurai Genta Kajiwara - Japanese Woodblock Diptych in Ink on Paper
The Samurai Genta Kajiwara - Japanese Woodblock Diptych in Ink on Paper, 1860
US$1,600
Woodcut on Rice Paper
Wallector · Artsy
Scene on the Nihonbashi Bridge
Scene on the Nihonbashi Bridge, 1875
£630
Woodcut print triptych.
Wallector · Artsy
Eiyu Osana Hyakuin (A hundred Heroes in their Childhood)
Eiyu Osana Hyakuin (A hundred Heroes in their Childhood), 1851
£2,350
Original Woodcut
Odalys · Artsy
The Revenge of the forty-seven rōnin
The Revenge of the forty-seven rōnin, 1847
Price on request
Color Woodcut
Odalys · Artsy
Illustration of the battle of Takeda Inashirō Katsuyori (Takeda Inashirō Katsuyori kassen zu 武田伊奈四郎勝頼合戦図)
Illustration of the battle of Takeda Inashirō Katsuyori (Takeda Inashirō Katsuyori kassen zu 武田伊奈四郎勝頼合戦図), 1864
Price on request
Color Woodcut
Odalys · Artsy
Miyamoto musashi fighting with Sasaki Ganryū on the island of Ganryū in Kyūshū (Kyūshū Ganryūjima ni oite Miyamoto Musashi Sasaki Ganryū shiai zu 九州岸柳島において宮本無三四佐々木岸柳仕合図)
Miyamoto musashi fighting with Sasaki Ganryū on the island of Ganryū in Kyūshū (Kyūshū Ganryūjima ni oite Miyamoto Musashi Sasaki Ganryū shiai zu 九州岸柳島において宮本無三四佐々木岸柳仕合図), 1843
Price on request
Color Woodcut
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Miyamoto Musashi Fights Sasaki Ganryu at Ganryujima in Kyushu
Miyamoto Musashi Fights Sasaki Ganryu at Ganryujima in Kyushu, 1844
For sale
N/A
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Miyamoto Musashi Fights Sasaki Ganryu at Ganryujima in Kyushu
Miyamoto Musashi Fights Sasaki Ganryu at Ganryujima in Kyushu, 1844
For sale
Woodblock Print
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields · Artsy
The sumō wrestler Takaragawa Ishigorō
The sumō wrestler Takaragawa Ishigorō, 1850
For sale
Color woodblock print
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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錦花集; 上京帰路待請狂歌錦花集(じょうきょう きろ まちうけ きょうか きんかしゅう) ; 東海道 狂歌錦花集(とうかいどう きょうか きんかしゅう)|Collection of Flower Brocades (Kinkashū) 錦花集; 上京帰路待請狂歌錦花集(じょうきょう きろ まちうけ きょうか きんかしゅう) ; 東海道 狂歌錦花集(とうかいどう きょうか きんかしゅう)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.864 · Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.179a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.319 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.318a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.317 · Woodblock print; ink on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
風船昇遥図|Illustration of a Balloon Ascending (Fūsen shōyō no zu)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.223a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
「亜墨利加國」|“America”: Enjoying Hot Air Balloons
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.222 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
英吉利国倫敦図|Illustration of London, England (Igirisukoku rondon zu)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.221a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
英吉利国|England (Igirisukoku)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.220a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
仏蘭西国|France (furansukoku)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.219a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
万国名勝尽競之内魯西亜本都伯徳|Heidoru (St. Petersberg), Capital of Russia, from the series Famous Places from All Nations (Bankoku meisho zukushi - Oroshiya miyako heidoru)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.218a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.49.217 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
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event
death
Utagawa Yoshitora dies
Jan 1, 1880
event
birth
Utagawa Yoshitora born
Jan 1, 1840