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Ryogoku Bridge by Utagawa Toyoharu

Ryogoku Bridge, early 19th century

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Utagawa Toyoharu

1735–1814 · Japanese

Born
1735
Died
1814

26 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Utagawa Toyoharu was a Japanese artist in the ukiyo-e genre, known as the founder of the Utagawa school. He was recognized for his uki-e pictures that incorporated Western-style geometrical perspective to create a sense of depth.

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Utagawa Toyoharu (歌川 豊春, c. 1735 – 1814) was a Japanese artist in the ukiyo-e genre, known as the founder of the Utagawa school and for his uki-e pictures that incorporated Western-style geometrical perspective to create a sense of depth. Born in Toyooka in Tajima Province, Toyoharu first studied art in Kyoto, then in Edo (modern Tokyo), where from 1768 he began to produce designs for ukiyo-e woodblock prints. He soon became known for his uki-e "floating pictures" of landscapes and famous sites, as well as copies of Western and Chinese perspective prints. Though his were not the first perspective prints in ukiyo-e, they were the first to appear as full-colour nishiki-e, and they demonstrate a much greater mastery of perspective techniques than the works of his predecessors. Toyoharu was the first to make the landscape a subject of ukiyo-e art, rather than just a background to figures and events. By the 1780s he had turned primarily to painting. The Utagawa school of art grew to dominate ukiyo-e in the 19th century with artists such as Utamaro, Hiroshige, and Kuniyoshi.

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Utagawa Toyoharu, Ryogoku Bridge

Utagawa Toyoharu

Ryogoku Bridge, early 19th century

Ink and color on silk

72.6 × 186 cm

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-125261

Utagawa Toyoharu, Two women and a girl on the seashore

Utagawa Toyoharu

Two women and a girl on the seashore, 1735-1814

Color and gold on silk panel

87.3 × 32.9 cm

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-123834

Utagawa Toyoharu, New Great Bridge at Naka Zu in Edo

Utagawa Toyoharu

New Great Bridge at Naka Zu in Edo, ca. 1780

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

26.7 × 38.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-234002

Utagawa Toyoharu, Edo Hakkei no Zu

Utagawa Toyoharu

Edo Hakkei no Zu, ca. 1780

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

24 × 37.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-242212

Utagawa Toyoharu, Perspective Print (Uki-e) of the Theaters in Sakaichō and Fukiyachō on Opening Night

Utagawa Toyoharu

Perspective Print (Uki-e) of the Theaters in Sakaichō and Fukiyachō on Opening Night, ca. 1780

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; horizontal ōban

25.4 × 37.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-299069

Utagawa Toyoharu, Cock, Hen, and Chickens

Utagawa Toyoharu

Cock, Hen, and Chickens, ca. 1770

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

38.4 × 13 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-244791

Utagawa Toyoharu, A Beauty Looking Down upon a Young Man Reading a Love Letter

Utagawa Toyoharu

A Beauty Looking Down upon a Young Man Reading a Love Letter, ca. 1771

Woodblock print (pillar print); ink and color on paper

66.7 × 10.8 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-227818

Utagawa Toyoharu, Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree

Utagawa Toyoharu

Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree, early 19th century

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

89.7 × 35.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-125602

Utagawa Toyoharu, Woman walking in a breeze

Utagawa Toyoharu

Woman walking in a breeze, 1735-1814

Color and gold on silk

144.7 × 88.3 cm

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-125276

Utagawa Toyoharu, A Courtesan and her attendant

Utagawa Toyoharu

A Courtesan and her attendant, 1735-1868

Color and gold on silk

125.3 × 52.7 cm

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-124727

Utagawa Toyoharu, Interior scene of a party with geisha and clients

Utagawa Toyoharu

Interior scene of a party with geisha and clients, 1735-1814

Color and gold on silk

31.4 × 45 cm

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-124656

Utagawa Toyoharu, Mother and Children at the New Year

Utagawa Toyoharu

Mother and Children at the New Year, 18th century

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

103.5 × 31.8 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-122977

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