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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableUtagawa Kuniyoshis born as Igusa Magosaburo was the son of a silk dyer. Noble thread and iridescent colors surrounded Utagawa from early childhood on and his first artistic attempts were painted kimonos. Born and raised in Edo, today's Tokyo, the young artist had contacts to the artistic scene of the ukiyo-e movement. Already during his apprenticeship Utagawa made woodblock prints, which received great recognition. Portraits of actors, book illustrations and a series of sights of his hometown belong to his early works.
Kuniyoshi, as he was called after he had completed his training, made only a small number of landscape paintings. Unusual for Japanese artists, Utagawa placed fighting samurai and figures from mythology at the center of his motifs. Even in one of his most famous paintings, "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of Chinese History", the elements of battle and fantasy are found.
The generation of artists of the 19th century was characterized by cultural exchange with Europe. While the European eye became accustomed to the forms of Japanese woodblock printing, Asian artists increasingly adopted the laws of perspective. "Kakinomoto Hitomaro" clearly shows an intensely colored foreground and a fading, bright landscape in the background. The interplay of light and shadow found its way into the printing technique. Together with the artist Kobayashi Kiyochika, Kuniyoshi coined the term k?sen-ga or "pictures of sunbeams".
Utagawa Kuniyoshis born as Igusa Magosaburo was the son of a silk dyer. Noble thread and iridescent colors surrounded Utagawa from early childhood on and his first artistic attempts were painted kimonos. Born and raised in Edo, today's Tokyo, the young artist had contacts to the artistic scene of the ukiyo-e movement. Already during his apprenticeship Utagawa made woodblock prints, which received great recognition. Portraits of actors, book illustrations and a series of sights of his hometown belong to his early works.
Kuniyoshi, as he was called after he had completed his training, made only a small number of landscape paintings. Unusual for Japanese artists, Utagawa placed fighting samurai and figures from mythology at the center of his motifs. Even in one of his most famous paintings, "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of Chinese History", the elements of battle and fantasy are found.
The generation of artists of the 19th century was characterized by cultural exchange with Europe. While the European eye became accustomed to the forms of Japanese woodblock printing, Asian artists increasingly adopted the laws of perspective. "Kakinomoto Hitomaro" clearly shows an intensely colored foreground and a fading, bright landscape in the background. The interplay of light and shadow found its way into the printing technique. Together with the artist Kobayashi Kiyochika, Kuniyoshi coined the term k?sen-ga or "pictures of sunbeams".
 - (MeisterDrucke-297073).jpg "Mongaku Shonin under the Waterfall (vertical triptych) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Be Patient, 1843-1847 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Oyataro Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Conjured up by Princess Takiyasha, 1844-1845 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Miyamoto Musashi Kills an Enormous Whale, c.1847 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Battle of Dan-no-ura by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "55 Cats Representing the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Miyamoto no Musashi Attacking the Giant Whale by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Rori Hakucho Chojun from the series 108 Heroes of the Novel Shui Hu Chuan by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Morozumi Bungo no kami Masakiyo by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-72460).jpg "Yoshitsune with Benkei and Other Retainers in their Ship Beset by the Ghosts of Taira by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-105156).jpg "Sanada Yoichi Yoshitada, Dressed for the Hunt with a Bow in Hand by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011358).jpg "Mongaku Shonin under the Waterfall (Middle) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-177580).jpg "Kamada Matahachi, Edo Period by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Priest Nichiren in Exile on Sado Island by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Iwanuma Kichirokurō Nobusato Series: One of the Eight Hundred Heroes of the Water Margin of Our Country (Honchō Suikoden gōketsu happyakunin no hitori), c.1836 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Yoshitsune Minamoto attacked by the spectra of the killed enemies. Painting by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, early 19th century by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Masakiyo blown up by a Land Mine at Kawanakajima, c.1848 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Famous Places at the Third of the Fifty-Three Stations along the Tokaido, Edo period by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_(colour_-_(MeisterDrucke-984612).jpg "Nichiren in the Snow at Tsukahara on Sado Island by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-176945).jpg "Keyamura Rokusuke, Edo period, c.1836 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Amakasu Omi no Kami. The Battle of Kawanakajima, ca 1844 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033870).jpg "Mongaku Shonin under the Waterfall (Bottom) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 (see also 100501) - (MeisterDrucke-110390).jpg "Kintoki Swims up the Waterfall by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 hero of the Suikoden (Water Margin) - (MeisterDrucke-543462).jpg "Kinhyōshi Yōrin (Yang Lin), Hero of the Suikoden (Water Margin). 1 Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Dragon Palace Dragon King Presents Three Gifts to Tawara Tōda Hidesato by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Fishing for Bonito in Sagami Province, from the series Auspicious Desires on Land and Sea by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-647232).jpg "Ueshima Monya, 1847 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Nichiren in Snow at Tsukahara, Sodo Province by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-984601).jpg "Mongaku Shonin under the Waterfall (Top) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-647234).jpg "No. 12 Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Son of Masakado by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Suetsumuhana: Mukan-no-tayu Atsumori, from the series")
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_Being_attacked_by_octopus_while_grabbing_sacred_jewe_-_(MeisterDrucke-1102189).jpg "Tamatori (female ama diver), Being attacked by octopus while grabbing sacred jewel by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Tamatori-hime Stealing the Sacred Jewel from the Dragon Palace by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Tamatori-hime Stealing the Sacred Jewel from the Dragon Palace by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Woman with an Octopus; from the series Five Pictures of Low Tide by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_c1842_-_(MeisterDrucke-992557).jpg "Minds of Fish, c.1842 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Fifty-three Cats as Puns for the Names of the Station on the Tokaido Road, c.1848 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Princess Takiyasha Calling up a Monstrous Skeleton Specter at the Old Palace in Sōma, c.1845-46 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_Series_Amusements_of_the_Four_Seaso_-_(MeisterDrucke-1034878).jpg "Catching Fireflies in Summer, Series: Amusements of the Four Seasons, c.1845-1846 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_c1842_-_(MeisterDrucke-976309).jpg "Comic Animals Taking Shelter from Rain by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "One Hundred and Eight Heroes from the Chinese Tale, The Water Margin: Zhang Shun, alias White Stripe by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Princess Takiyasha Calling up a Monstrous Skeleton Specter at the Old Palace in Sōma, c.1845-46 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The ghost of Oiwa emerges from a lantern to frighten Kamiya Niemon, published 1845-1848 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_c1852_-_(MeisterDrucke-954868).jpg "Proverbs Illustrated by Cats, c.1852 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Japanese warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin, c.1828-29 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-95113).jpg "Mitsukini Defying the Skeleton Spectre by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Woman with an Octopus, from the Series Five Pictures of Low Tide, Late 1820s by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, 1853 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_c1842_-_(MeisterDrucke-954863).jpg "Racoon Dog and Fox at Play (Tanuki to kitsune no asobi), c.1842 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Japanese Warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Tenjiku Tokubei Riding a Giant Toad by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_Edo_period_C1835_(col_-_(MeisterDrucke-194313).jpg "The One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei (Bakin) Edo period by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "New Yoshiwara Shin Yoshiwara, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital, early 1830s by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 Tsurugizan Taniemon (centre right) with referee - (MeisterDrucke-20632).jpg "The Sumo Wrestlers Shiranui Dakuemon and Tsurugizan Taniemon with Referee by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Takeda Shingen Crushes the Forces of Suwa Yorishige, c.1850-51 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Koxinga Hunting the Tiger by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Colour Woodblock Print Triptych, Depicting the Great Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi Attacking a Giant Whale by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Sanuki no in kenzoku o shite Tametomo wo sukuu zu by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Rorihakucho Chojun, from the series 108 Heroes of the Water Margin by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Utter Defeat of the Taira Clan in the Great Genpei War at Akama Bay in Nagato Province by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-261184).jpg "Shoki and Demon, Edo period, c.1850 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_Ukiyo-e_Utagawa_Kuniyoshi_(1797-1861)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1103699).jpg "Japan, Edo period (1603-1868), Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Sheet from a Colour Woodblock Print Triptych, Depicting Minamoto no Yorimasa Drawing His Bow to Shoot Down the Nue, a Chimera-Like Monster, Which Appears Amid a Black Cloud and Lightning on the Roof of the Emperor Konoe")
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.jpg "A Heroic Japanese Water Margin: Hakamadare no Yasusuke, Edo period, c.1843 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_c1851_-_(MeisterDrucke-1015655).jpg "Battle on Mount Yoshino by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Series of Twelve Koban Shunga with Prostitutes as Acrobatic Firefighters by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-269682).jpg "Gojo Bridge (Edo period) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Actor Miyamoto Musashi by Kuniyoshi by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 pub by Kagaya Kichiemon 1827 (colour woodblock print) - (MeisterDrucke-176757).jpg "Tameijiro Genshogo Slaying Orin, from the Series")
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_c1842_-_(MeisterDrucke-1034890).jpg "Racoon Dog and Fox at Play, c.1842 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Miyamoto Musashi Series: Untitled series of warrior prints published by Kawaguchi, c.1827-27 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_Series_Pictures_of_the_Eight_Trigrams_in_Chinese_Divination_(She_-_(MeisterDrucke-976300).jpg "Wind God Series: Pictures of the Eight Trigrams in Chinese Divination by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Taira Ghosts Attacking Yoshitsune’s Ship by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Oniwaka-maru About to Attack the Monstrous Carp by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Earth Spider Conjures up Demons at the Mansion of Minamoto Raiko by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Anthropomorphic Cats Relaxing in Summer by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_from_the_ser_-_(MeisterDrucke-1296723).jpg "Lu Zhishen, Originally Named Lu Da, from the series")
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_Series_Pictures_of_the_Eight_Trigrams_in_Chinese_Divinatio_-_(MeisterDrucke-1015654).jpg "Thunder God Series: Pictures of the Eight Trigrams in Chinese Divination by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_c1847_-_(MeisterDrucke-954866).jpg "Young Woman Who Looks Like an Old Lady, c.1847 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The battle at Shijō Nawate, c.1857 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Tameijiro and Shogo Grappling with an Adversary Under Water by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Sanada no Yoichi Yoshihisa and Matano no Goro Kagehisa by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The battle at Shijō Nawate, c.1857 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-72962).jpg "The Last Stand of the Kusanoki Clan, the Battle of Shijo Nawate, 1348 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu, 1843 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-959948).jpg "Seven Lucky Gods by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Asaina Saburo Yoshihide Wrestling Two Crocodiles at Kotsubo beach by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-954860).jpg "The Flourishing of Seven Coasts with Big Fish (Nana ura tairyō hanjō no zu) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Iwai Kumesaburō II as Katsushika no Ojū by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909824).jpg "Cherry Blossoms at Night by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Plum Blossoms in the Evening Snow, 1847-1852 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Landscapes and Beauties - Feeling Like Reading the Next Volume by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
.jpg "The Death of Tomomori at the Battle of Dan-no-Ura, 1185 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Japanese Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")