# Utagawa Toyokuni

Japanese, 1769–1825

Toyokuni studied with Utagawa Toyoharu, founder of the Utagawa school, and made his name in the 1790s with vivid portraits of kabuki actors and pictures of fashionable women. His full-length series of actors in their roles, issued in 1794–96, rivalled the best of the day, and his commercial success made the Utagawa line the dominant force in Edo woodblock design. Among his many pupils were Kunisada and Kuniyoshi, who carried the school into the next generation.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

8 works in the collection.

- [A Windy Day under the Cherry Trees](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-windy-day-under-the-cherry-trees-aic-21660), Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1797. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series Seven Fashionable Figures of Ono no Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi yatushi sugata-e)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/courting-komachi-kayoi-komachi-from-the-series-seven-fashion-aic-89474), Utagawa Toyokuni, Edo period (1615–1868), about 1792. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [The Shika Teahouse](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-shika-teahouse-cma-95352), Utagawa Toyokuni, early 1790s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Shika Teahouse](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-shika-teahouse-cma-95353), Utagawa Toyokuni, early 1790s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Shika Teahouse](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-shika-teahouse-cma-95354), Utagawa Toyokuni, early 1790s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Shika Teahouse](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-shika-teahouse-cma-95355), Utagawa Toyokuni, early 1790s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Cherry Blossoms in the Wind](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/cherry-blossoms-in-the-wind-cma-148386), Utagawa Toyokuni, late 1790s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Cherry Blossoms in the Wind](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/cherry-blossoms-in-the-wind-cma-148387), Utagawa Toyokuni, late 1790s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.