Utagawa Yoshitora 歌川芳虎
歌川芳虎 Utagawa Yoshitora: (act. ca. 1836-1887)
Utagawa Yoshitora was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints and an illustrator of books and newspapers. He was born in Edo (modern Tokyo), he was the oldest pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi who excelled in prints of warriors, kabuki actors, beautiful women, and foreigners (Yokohama-e). By the beginning of the Meiji era (1868-1912), he was one of the most popular painters in Japan.
Utagawa Yoshitora was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints and an illustrator of books and newspapers. He was born in Edo (modern Tokyo), he was the oldest pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi who excelled in prints of warriors, kabuki actors, beautiful women, and foreigners (Yokohama-e). By the beginning of the Meiji era (1868-1912), he was one of the most popular painters in Japan.
