Utagawa Kunimasa

He was originally from Aizu in Iwashiro Province and first worked in a dye shop after arriving in Edo (modern Tokyo).

Kunimasa is especially known for his yakusha-e portrait prints of kabuki actors, and for his bijin-ga pictures of beautiful women.

Richard Lane described his style as striving to "combine the intensity of Sharaku with the decorative pageantry of his master Toyokuni".

[1] Those who make such comparison often say he failed to achieve the level of Sharaku's intensity.

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