UTAGAWA Yoshimori I / 初代目歌川芳盛

Ukiyo-e printmaker. Lived first in Edo, later in Yokohama. Pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Specialized in scenes of Yokohama and kachoga. Worked  mostly for the export market. His compositions are crowded.

Roberts, Laurance, P. "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1980, p. 202-203