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Kunisada II
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Brief BioJapanese, 1823-1880
NationalityJapanese
DescriptionKunisada II was originally known as Kunimasa and was a student of the Utagawa school. In 1846 he married the daughter of artist Utagawa Kunisada and took the masters name. Kunisada II's most famous work is his illustration of the 11th-century Genji Monogatori by Murasaki Shikibu that was published in 1857. The University of Alberta has a nearly complete set of the 54 prints depicting scenes from each of the chapters. In 1870, Kunisada II inherited the name of his masters' master and became Toyokuni III (but is referred to today as Toyokuni IV).
Name
Kunisada II
Brief Bio
Japanese, 1823-1880
Nationality
Japanese
Description
Kunisada II was originally known as Kunimasa and was a student of the Utagawa school. In 1846 he married the daughter of artist Utagawa Kunisada and took the masters name. Kunisada II's most famous work is his…
Kunisada II was originally known as Kunimasa and was a student of the Utagawa school. In 1846 he married the daughter of artist Utagawa Kunisada and took the masters name. Kunisada II's most famous work is his illustration of the 11th-century Genji Monogatori by Murasaki Shikibu that was published in 1857. The University of Alberta has a nearly complete set of the 54 prints depicting scenes from each of the chapters. In 1870, Kunisada II inherited the name of his masters' master and became Toyokuni III (but is referred to today as Toyokuni IV).
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"People Details - Kunisada II, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/6-1666/11-4849. Accessed 09 May. 2025.
Works by this Artist
There are 59 works by this artist.
1985.42.8 - Chapter 7: Momiji No Ga (An Autumn Excursion)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.13 - Chapter 12: Suma (Suma)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.52 - Chapter 53: Tenarai (At Writing Practice)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.1 - Table of Contents
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.2 - Chapter 1: Kiritsubo (The Paulownia Court)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.27 - Chapter 26: Tokonatsu (Wild Carnations)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.28 - Chapter 27: Kagaribi (Flares)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.3 - Chapter 2: Hahaki Gi (The Broom Tree)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.29 - Chapter 28: Nowaki (The Typhoon)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.32 - Chapter 31: Makibashira (Cypress Pillar)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1985.42.33 - Chapter 32: Umegae (Branch of Plum)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
1999.27.4 - Asao ...juro (illegible)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Madeca. 1862
2009.2.26.1 - The Yamato Library Eight Phases of Sakyamuni Vol. 26 Part 1
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typebook
ArtistKunisada II; Mantei, Oga
Date Made1853
2009.2.26.2 - The Yamato Library Eight Phases of Sakyamuni
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typebook
ArtistKunisada II; Mantei, Oga
Date Made1853
2013.14.1 - Chapter 54: Yume no Ukihashi (The Floating Bridge of Dreams)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
2013.15.1 - Chapter 47: Agemaki (Trefoil)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
2015.6.1 - Chapter 43: Kobai (The Rose Plum)
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857