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Utagawa Kunimaru

Utagawa Kunimaru (1794-1829) was an Edo-period Japanese woodblock print artist trained under Toyokuni I of the Utagawa school. He specialised in bijin-ga — elegant depictions of women — and kabuki actor portraits, bringing refined delicacy to both subjects despite a career cut short at thirty-five.

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Utagawa Kunimaru Art Prints — Edo Elegance and Ukiyo-e Craft

Utagawa Kunimaru (1794-1829) trained under Toyokuni I, one of the most influential masters of the Utagawa school. In a career that lasted barely a decade before his death at thirty-five, Kunimaru produced woodblock prints of striking refinement — bijin-ga portraits of women rendered with quiet grace, kabuki actor studies full of controlled energy, and nature compositions that reveal a sensitivity unusual for his era.

Beyond printmaking, Kunimaru worked as a haikai poet and book illustrator, giving his visual compositions a literary quality that sets them apart. His prints carry an awareness of space and stillness, with subjects placed against carefully balanced negative space — a hallmark that makes his relatively small output highly distinctive within the broader Utagawa tradition.

Bamboo, Sunrise, and the Poetry of Form

Our Kunimaru collection includes works like Bamboo and Rising Sun — a composition that distills the Japanese reverence for nature into a few deliberate brushstrokes and colour fields. The interplay of vertical bamboo stalks against warm dawn tones creates a meditative image that rewards long viewing. These prints sit naturally alongside other Japanese art prints and botanical works in our collection.

At Kuriosis, we print Kunimaru's work on 225g museum-grade fine art paper with Japanese archival pigment inks — rated for over 100 years of colour stability. Available in A3, 50×70 cm, 70×100 cm, and A0. Frame options include oak, black, and walnut brown. Canvas prints use 400g cotton canvas in 30×40 cm, 50×70 cm, and 70×100 cm, with optional floating frames.

Printed in Berlin — Every Step In-House

Every Kunimaru print is produced in our own Berlin studio. We handle colour calibration, printing, quality inspection, and packing — no outsourcing, no drop-shipping. Our custom-designed packaging inserts protect each print during transit, so it arrives exactly as it left our hands. Gallery-quality materials, honest pricing, and the care of a studio that prints one sheet at a time.