UTAGAWA Yoshiiku / 歌川芳幾
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Ukiyo-e printmaker, illustrator. Born in Edo, son of the proprietor of a teahouse in the Yoshiwara. Apprenticed to the owner of a pawnshop; soon left to become a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi. After the Meiji Restoration became a popular and well-known newspaper illustrator, working in 1874 for the Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun as an illustrator and, in 1875, for the Tokyo Eiri Shimbun as a cartoonist. His subjects included actors and bijin and, particularly, ghostly scenes, done in the exaggerated manner and harsh colors of the mid-19th century. Also illustrated numerous books.
Roberts, Laurance, P. "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1980, p. 193
Tagasode and Hishidate of Bishuro 1857 А-30588 |
Bustling Due to Procession in Takanawa. 1860 А. 3970-3972 |
Marrymaking of Foreingers from Five Countries at the Gankirō 1860 А. 29808-29810 |