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".
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.jpg "Landscapes and Beauties - Feeling Like Reading the Next Volume by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Death of Tomomori at the battle of Dan-no-Ura, 1185, published c.1844 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-78474).jpg "Sakuri Takichi Kiyokazu while delivering a blow with his Naginata by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Japanese Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Tameijiro Genshogo fighting an armoured man underwater, from the series 108 Chinese Heroes of the Suikoden by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijonawate Nanke yushi shijonawate nite uchijini, c.1851 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-297073).jpg "Mongaku Shonin under the Waterfall, c. 1851 (vertical triptych) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Famous Places at the Third of the Fifty-Three Stations along the Tokaido, Edo period, late 1830s 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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.jpg "The Courtesan Hanao of Ogi-ya by Kuniyoshi by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Miyamoto no Musashi Attacking the Giant Whale 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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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-984601).jpg "Mongaku Shonin under the Waterfall (Top) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Be Patient, 1843-1847 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, 1853 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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.jpg "The Battle of Dan-no-ura, ca. 1844 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-180499).jpg "The Death of Yamanaka Dankuro, triptych by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Suetsumuhana: Mukan-no-tayu Atsumori, from the series")
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.jpg "Masakiyo blown up by a Land Mine at Kawanakajima, c.1848 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 "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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_at_the_battle_of_Anegawa_-_(MeisterDrucke-1428496).jpg "The warrior Sasai Kyūzō Masayasu at the battle of Anegawa 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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 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 "Monk Nichiren in Exile on Sado Island, from the series Illustration of Famous Monks, 1835-36 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Rori Hakucho Chojun, from the series")
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.jpg "The Last Stand of the Kusunoki at Shijonawate by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Miyamoto Musashi Kills an Enormous Whale, c. 1847 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Priest Nichiren in Exile on Sado Island by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Morozumi Bungo no kami Masakiyo, ca. 1849 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-647234).jpg "No. 12 Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-176945).jpg "Keyamura Rokusuke, Edo period, c.1836 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Nichiren in Snow at Tsukahara, Sodo Province 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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.jpg "The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu, 1843 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-647232).jpg "Ueshima Monya, 1847 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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 - (MeisterDrucke-177580).jpg "Kamada Matahachi, Edo period, c. 1840 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Son of Masakado by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Black Carp 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 "Shakuhachi Player 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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_Omatsu_and_Akabori_Mizuemon_from_the_series_Scenes_-_(MeisterDrucke-1711524).jpg "“A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune): Omatsu and Akabori Mizuemon, from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-183455).jpg "People fishing for octopus and a woman reading a fortune-telling book to pick a suitable date for her wedding, 1852 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1362355).jpg "Mitsukazu wearing a black warrior coat - Six selected heroes (series title on object) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Sheet from a colour woodblock print triptych, entitled Kawanakajima kassen (The Battle of Kawanakajima), depicting a close-up of the personal encounter of the two leaders, Uesugi Kenshin (left) and Takeda Shingen: Japan, Edo by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Sheet from a colour woodblock print triptych, entitled Kawanakajima kassen (The Battle of Kawanakajima), depicting a close-up of the personal encounter of the two leaders, Uesugi Kenshin (left) and Takeda Shingen: Japan, Edo by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Portrait of Oboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio, the Leader, 1852. by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_Series_Pictures_of_the_Eight_Trigrams_in_Chinese_Divination_(She_-_(MeisterDrucke-976300).jpg "Wind God (Sonpū), Series: Pictures of the Eight Trigrams in Chinese Divination (Shūeki hakke-e), c.1839-41 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_Shosho_from_the_series_Scenes_amid_Genji_C_-_(MeisterDrucke-1713284).jpg "“Little Purple Gromwell” (Wakamurasaki): Shōshō, from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
_Shosho_from_the_series_Scenes_amid_Genji_C_-_(MeisterDrucke-1713284).jpg)
_Series_Pictures_of_the_Eight_Trigrams_in_Chinese_Divinatio_-_(MeisterDrucke-1015654).jpg "Thunder God (Shinrai). Series: Pictures of the Eight Trigrams in Chinese Divination (Shūeki hakke-e), c. 1839-41 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Minamoto no Tametomo Waving a Black Fan; Returning Sails in the Ryūkyū Islands: Minamoto no Tametomo; Eight Views of Military Brilliance (series title on object) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Kamei Rokuro Shigekiyo fighting a black bear in the snow, watched by Yoshitsune and his retainers, 1 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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_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_in_China_-_(MeisterDrucke-1298081).jpg "Meng Zong (Mo So), from the series \"Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)\" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_from_the_series_One_Hundred_and_Eight_Heroes_of_th_-_(MeisterDrucke-1296835).jpg "Bai Sheng, from the series \"One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin\" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Shimosa Province: Asakura Togo and Hitachi Province: Oguri")
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_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_i_-_(MeisterDrucke-1275958).jpg "Shun the Great, from the series")
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_c1833_-_(MeisterDrucke-1034879).jpg "Courtesan, Series: Modern Three Hardships for Women, c.1833 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Warriors Matched with Chapters in the Tale of Genji: Minamoto no Yoshi")
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.jpg "A Jellyfish of Bizen and a woman preparing to write a letter, 1852 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Dutiful Daughter in a Solitary House by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_Nitan_Shiro_from_the_series_Heroes_for_the_Twelve_Animals_of_the_Zodi_-_(MeisterDrucke-1302321).jpg "Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Stories of Chaste and Virtuous Women by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1362328).jpg "Ukiyo-e Parallels to the Cloudy Chapters of the Genji by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_in_China_-_(MeisterDrucke-1296143).jpg "Cai Shun, from the series")
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_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_in_Chin_-_(MeisterDrucke-1273716).jpg "Jiang Shi, from the series")
_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_in_Chin_-_(MeisterDrucke-1273716).jpg)
_from_the_series_One_Hundred_and_Eight_Heroes_of_the_Popul_-_(MeisterDrucke-1281305).jpg "Yan Qing (Roshi Ensei), from the series \"One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin\" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
_from_the_series_One_Hundred_and_Eight_Heroes_of_the_Popul_-_(MeisterDrucke-1281305).jpg)
_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_in_China_(Mo_-_(MeisterDrucke-1281499).jpg "Wang Pu (O ho), from the series \"Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China\" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_in_China_(Mo_-_(MeisterDrucke-1281499).jpg)
_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_in_China_(Mor_-_(MeisterDrucke-1285864).jpg "Tanzi (Enshi), from the series")
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.jpg "Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Narihira at Yatsuhashi from \"A Six-fold Screen of Famous Pictures (Meiga rokushi byobu)\" 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 "Colour Woodblock Print Triptych, Depicting the Great Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi Attacking a Giant Whale by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Ghost of Akugenda Yoshihira Attacking Nanba Jiro at Nunobiki Waterfall by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Moso walking through the snow carrying a hoe, to collect bamboo shoots to make soup for his mother, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, c.1843 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Toi Tama River in the Province of Settsu by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Syllable \"i\"; Actor in the role of Fujiya Izaemon by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_from_the_series_One_Hundred_and_Eight_Heroes_of_the_Pop_-_(MeisterDrucke-1293885).jpg "Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series \"One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin\" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_(Minamoto_no_Yori_-_(MeisterDrucke-312432).jpg "The Earth Spider Slain by the Hero Raiko")
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_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_as_a_Mirror_f_-_(MeisterDrucke-1303336).jpg "Wang Pu (Oho), from the series \"Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children\" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_from_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1289638).jpg "Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge, from the series")
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.jpg "Onakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series")
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Nitakar_-_(MeisterDrucke-1367778).jpg "Six Actor Portraits by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Omori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Akasaka, Fujikawa, Okazaki, Chiryu, and Narumi, from the series")
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_from_the_series_One_Hundred_and_Eight_-_(MeisterDrucke-1296696).jpg "Li Kui, from the series")
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_from_the_series_Twenty-four_Paragons_of_Filial_Piety_in_China_(M_-_(MeisterDrucke-1271960).jpg "Wu Meng (Go Mo), from the series")
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.jpg "Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Rock Suspended by the Power of Prayer on Komuro Mountain by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Kume Sennin falls into a river at the sight of a bare-breasted woman crouching on a rock, Station 45, published by Hayashi Shoehi by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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_from_the_series_One_Hundred_and_Eight_Heroes_-_(MeisterDrucke-1291608).jpg "Rua Xiaoqi, from the series")
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Sankai_med_-_(MeisterDrucke-1367811).jpg "The Diligent Waitress by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Statue of Jizo near the Ferry at Hashiba in the Eastern Capital, from the series Eastern Capital by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "The Actor Miyamoto Musashi by Kuniyoshi by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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.jpg "People casting a net and a woman thinking of her lover, 1852 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi")
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