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Utagawa Kuniaki II

Ukiyo-e artist (1835-1888)

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Images from the collections

Images by Utagawa Kuniaki II

6 images from works
  • Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.
  • Court ladies producing silk under the supervision of the empress; their tasks include preparing eggs, chopping mulberry leaves, feeding caterpillars and unwinding cocoons. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki II, 1883.
  • Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.
  • A mother suffocates her baby; above, her vision of demons torturing her as punishment after her own death. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki Utagawa, 1868.
  • Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.
  • Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.

Works from the collections

8 works

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    Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.

    Utagawa Kuniaki II | Date: Month 2, 1862 | Reference: 35188i
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    Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.

    Utagawa Kuniaki II | Date: Month 2, 1862 | Reference: 35166i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.

    Utagawa Kuniaki II | Date: Month 2, 1862 | Reference: 35160i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.

    Utagawa Kuniaki II | Date: Month 2, 1862 | Reference: 35164i
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    • Online

    A mother suffocates her baby; above, her vision of demons torturing her as punishment after her own death. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki Utagawa, 1868.

    Utagawa Kuniaki II | Date: 1868] | Reference: 564988i
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