Utagawa Kunisada II (歌川国貞)
Utagawa Kunisada II (歌川国貞; 1823 - July 20, 1880) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Utagawa school. Little is known of his early life, but he became the prized pupil and son-in-law of Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III, 1786 - 1865), and collaborated with him and other members of the Utagawa school, including Hiroshige, in the late Edo and early Meiji periods. Kunisada II was a prolific artist, producing works in a range of genres, but like the Utagawa school more broadly fell out of fashion in the Meiji period. As was standard for heads of the Utagawa School, Kunisada II also adopted the name Toyokuni, and was labeled Toyokuni IV (四代目歌川豊国) by later scholars to avoid confusion with his master, Toyokuni III.
AKA: 歌川国貞
A Beautifully Executed Late Edo Ukiyo-e Buddhist Work.
觀音靈驗記 / [Miracles of Kannon].
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A bright, colorful c. 1859 ukiyo-e woodblock, produced by Kunisada II and Hiroshige II, for the series of Buddhist prints The Miracles of Kannon. (more details)
Japan's First Railway in the year it was built.
東京高縄品川口蒸氣車往來之圖 / [View of the Coming and Going of the Steam Train at Tokyo Takanawa - Shinagawa].
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An important ukiyo-e triptych drawn by Kunisada II and engraved by Kokaiya Katsugorō in 1872. It depicts Japan's first modern railway, which opened the same year, on its route between Tokyo and Yokohama. (more details)