Signature of Kunitsuna
(Ichiransai Kunitsuna ga 一蘭斎国綱画)
Artist – Utagawa
KUNITSUNA (歌川 国綱), was a pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni (I) and
Utagawa Kunisada (I). He was a 3rd generation Utagawa member.
He had been mainly working with historical genres (warriors,
legendary scenes, etc.). He illustrated several popular books,
and like his masters, and he also was working on the Tokaiodo subject.
One of his works is the processional Tokaido (Scenes of Famous
Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also
known as the Processional Tôkaidô) .
Personal life - His life data are
very sparse. He was active during
1818-1865 and died in 1868.