The images on Sengoku Jidai represent the works of famous Japanese artists, including masters of the ukiyo-e genre from the Edo period.
Utagawa Toyokuni「歌川豊国」
Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) was a founder of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing in the Edo period. He created aesthetic works and served as a mentor for many well-known disciples of his style.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi「歌川国芳」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) was a leading representative of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing in the late Edo period. He created a vast number of highly aesthetic works that extended the boundaries of ukiyo-e. His works embody a combination of robust fundamentals, rich artistic concepts, innovative design skills, and highly imaginative ideas.
Horimoto Takatoshi
Kakizaki Kageie
Kojima Yatarō
Oda Nobutaka
Sanada Masayuki
Takeda Nobushige
Uesugi Kenshin
Usami Sadayuki
Yamagata Masakage
Ochiai Yoshiiku「落合芳幾」
Ochiai Yoshiiku (1833-1904) was born the son of a teahouse proprietor named Asakusa Tamichi. Yoshiiku became a student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi toward the end of the 1840’s. His early works included portraits of actors, beautiful women, and warriors. He became the leading name in the field after Kuniyoshi’s death in 1861. He is also known by the name of Utagawa Yoshiiku after the surname of his mentor.
Hori Hidemasa
Imagawa Yoshimoto
Isono Kazumasa
Iwanari Tomomichi
Kasuya Takenori
Katagiri Katsumoto
Katakura Shigenaga
Katō Kiyomasa
Katō Yoshiakira
Konishi Yukinaga
Maeda Toshimasu
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
Rokkaku Yoshikata
Saitō Tatsuoki
Saitō Toshimitsu
Shimizu Muneharu
Suzuki Magoichi
Takigawa Kazumasu
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Wada Koremasa
Yamagata Masakage
Yasuda Kunitsugu
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi「月岡芳年」
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) is regarded as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting. His career spanned the latter part of the Edo period and early part of the Meiji period. Demonstrating a highly innovative style, his work reflects a deep appreciation and longing to preserve many aspects of traditional Japanese culture via the medium of woodblock printing. Many of his works are notable for the rich colors and exquisite attention to detail.
Ankokuji Ekei
Matsunaga Hisahide
Maeda Geni
Oishi Chikara
Sugaya Nagamori
Takeda Shingen
Tengu
Tomita Nobutaka
Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin
Yamanaka Yukimori
Inabayama
Hatakeyama Shigetada
Attack on Takamatsu Castle
Toyohara Kunichika「豊原国周」
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) was a disciple of Utagawa Kunisada in the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting. His career spanned the latter part of the Edo period and early part of the Meiji period.
Imagawa Yoshimoto
Matsumoto Fūko「松本楓湖」
Matsumoto Fūko (1840-1923) was an artist from the latter part of the Meiji period to the early Tenshō period.
Yamamoto Kansuke
Kanō Mitsunobu「狩野光信」
Kanō Mitsunobu (1565-1608) was an artist from the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
