Signature Illustration Blog » Utagawa Kuniyoshi http://www.signatureillustration.org/illustration-blog The worlds finest illustration and art place Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:11:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Kuniyoshi – 1800′s James Jean http://www.signatureillustration.org/illustration-blog/2009/04/kuniyoshi-james-jean/ http://www.signatureillustration.org/illustration-blog/2009/04/kuniyoshi-james-jean/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:11:15 +0000 Sascha http://www.signatureillustration.org/illustration-blog/?p=863 Blogging in a sense is more about exploration then it is about purveying what you already know. It ebbs me on to find new things and what I find I share and then in turn people share their ideas and knowledge about that topic. A similar thing is happening with our Facebook Group, which has been growing steadily. People are actively discussing/sharing their favourite illustrators and artists.

Ok so yes this is how I found Utagawa Kuniyoshi. He was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints. I am aware of Katsushika Hokusai and I have posted about him. What is interesting about Utagawa Kuniyoshi is that I think that there is a correlation to the well known contemporary illustrator James Jean - (note the previous post). 

Here are some of Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s art works:

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