Kunichika Toyohara

Kunichika Toyohara
Hiraki, Public domain

(1835–1900) 19th-century Japanese woodblock print artist (1835-1900)

Kunichika Toyohara (Japan, 1835–1900) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Kunichika Toyohara belongs to the chapter ‘Modern Japan’ in this site’s history of art.

Kunichika Toyohara was born in Edo and died in Tokyo City. Kunichika Toyohara worked in Tokyo City. The students included Utagawa Kuniteru III, Morikawa Chikashige, Yukawa Chikamaro, and Chikayuki Toyohara.

The works belong mainly to the genre gosho-e. The catalogue has 2 works by Kunichika Toyohara with free images. The dated works span the years 1867–1874. Works by Kunichika Toyohara are held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Kawanabe Kyōsai, Yoshiiku Ochiai, Hashimoto Gahō, Yoshitora Utagawa, and Tomioka Tessai.