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Utagawa Toyokuni

1769 - 1825

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Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese: 歌川豊国; 1769 in Edo – 24 February 1825 in Edo), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his gō (art-name) after he died, was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his kabuki actor prints. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Utagawa Toyokuni has received more than 76,953 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Utagawa Toyokuni is the 1,163rd most popular painter (up from 1,192nd in 2019), the 866th most popular biography from Japan (up from 894th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Japanese Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 77k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Utagawa Toyokunis by language

Over the past year Utagawa Toyokuni has had the most page views in the with 14,673 views, followed by English (9,219), and Spanish (1,937). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (122.75%), Persian (65.03%), and Ukrainian (32.10%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Utagawa Toyokuni ranks 1,163 out of 2,023. Before him are Henri Lebasque, Gerhard von Kügelgen, Georg Flegel, Gustave Le Gray, Uroš Predić, and Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz. After him are Joachim Wtewael, Wojciech Kossak, Juan Luna, Eirene, Mariam Aslamazian, and Joaquín Sabina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1769, Utagawa Toyokuni ranks 26. Before him are Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha, Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, François Séverin Marceau, Isaac Brock, and Ignacio Allende. After him are Nannette Streicher, Simón Rodríguez, Edward Daniel Clarke, Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen. Among people deceased in 1825, Utagawa Toyokuni ranks 23. Before him are Johann Friedrich Pfaff, Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Vladimir Borovikovsky, Juan Martín Díez, Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and Daniel D. Tompkins. After him are Jan Václav Voříšek, Karl Mollweide, Pierre Gaveaux, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Peter Winter, and Maria Angela Ardinghelli.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Utagawa Toyokuni ranks 866 out of 6,245. Before him are Ken Naganuma (1930), Asakura Yoshikage (1533), Yutaka Taniyama (1927), Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (1946), Juzo Itami (1933), and Arima Harunobu (1567). After him are Keiichi Tsuchiya (1956), Koichi Tohei (1920), Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (1434), Koichi Sugiyama (1931), Tadao Horie (1913), and Yoshito Usui (1958).

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Among PAINTERS In Japan

Among painters born in Japan, Utagawa Toyokuni ranks 16. Before him are Masaaki Hatsumi (1931), Ogata Kōrin (1658), Takashi Murakami (1962), Kanō Eitoku (1543), Torii Kiyonaga (1752), and Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539). After him are Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570), Torii Kiyonobu I (1664), Kuroda Seiki (1866), On Kawara (1932), Kanō Motonobu (1476), and Tarō Okamoto (1911).

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