Toyokuni (other)
Toyokuni may refer to: * Utagawa Toyokuni (1769–1825), designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints * Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777–1835), designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints, also known as Toyoshige * Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786–1865), designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints, also known as Kunisada * Toyokuni Fukuma (1893–1942), Japanese sumo wrestler * Toyokuni Susumu (born 1937), Japanese sumo wrestler * Toyo Province, or also ''Toyo Kuni'', an old province of Japan, in the areas of Ōita and Fukuoka Prefectures * Toyokuni Shrine (other) , alternately read Hōkoku Shrine (''Hōkoku-jinja''), refers to a number of Shinto shrines in Japan dedicated to kampaku and ruler of Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The two names are different readings of the same ''kanji'' and are used interchangeabl ...

Utagawa Toyokuni
Utagawa Toyokuni ( ja, 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. He was the second head of the renowned Utagawa school of Japanese woodblock artists, and was the artist who elevated it to the position of great fame and power it occupied for the rest of the nineteenth century. Biography He was born in Edo, the son of Kurahashi Gorobei, a carver of dolls and puppets, including replicas of kabuki actors. At around 14, Toyokuni was apprenticed to the first head of the Utagawa house, Utagawa Toyoharu, whom his father knew well and who lived nearby. One of his fellow pupils under Toyoharu was Toyohiro, whose pupil was the great landscape artist Hiroshige. In recognition of his artistic ability, Toyokuni later took the name Utagawa Toyokuni, fo ...
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Utagawa Toyokuni II
Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777–1835), also known as Toyoshige, was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in Edo. He was the pupil, son-in-law and adopted son of Toyokuni I. The former used the name Toyoshige (豊重) until 1826, the year after his teacher's death, when the family gave him the right to use his teacher's name and he began signing his work Toyokuni (豊国). In 1835 he died, and in 1844 the family persuaded Kunisada, the most famous student of Toyokuni I, to use the name "Toyokuni" and become leader of the school. Although Kunisada never recognised Toyoshige's right to the name Toyokuni, nevertheless Kunisada after 1844 is always referred to as Toyokuni III. Toyokuni I, Toyokuni II (Toyoshige), and Toyokuni III (Kunisada) each used the signature Toyokuni (豊国). The signature of Toyokuni II is easiest to distinguish by the chalice-shaped ''toyo'' (豊) kanji (see figure). Toyoshige's students include Utagawa Kunimatsu, Utagawa Kunishige II, U ...
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Utagawa Toyokuni III
Utagawa Kunisada ( ja, 歌川 国貞; 1786 – 12 January 1865), also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (, ), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi. Evaluation of Kunisada in art history At the end of the Edo period (1603–1867), Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and Kunisada were the three best representatives of the Japanese color woodcut in Edo (capital city of Japan, now Tokyo). However, among European and American collectors of Japanese prints, beginning in the late 19th and early 20th century, all three of these artists were actually regarded as rather inferior to the greats of classical ukiyo-e, and therefore as having contributed considerably to the downfall of their art. For this reason, some referred to their works as "decadent". Beginning in the 19 ...
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Toyokuni Fukuma
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Oita City. He made his debut in 1915. He won two top division tournament championships. His highest rank was '' ōzeki''. He retired in 1930 and became a sumo coach. Early life Born , he had a very large build from a young age. When he was registered for military service at age twenty he measured in at 181 centimeters tall and weighed 80 kilograms. When he joined the Kokura artillery battery, his size was noticed by his commanding officer and he was released from service to enter professional sumo. Career The expectations placed on Takahashi when he debuted in sumo are clear from his initial ''shikona'' or ring name of that he was given. It combined one of the characters from the name of recently retired Hitachiyama with one of the characters from the former ring name of the then current ''yokozuna'' Nishinoumi Kajirō II, which had been . From his entry into sumo in January 1915, he lived up to these expectations and rose steadi ...
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Toyokuni Susumu
Toyokuni Susumu (born 30 November 1937 as Susumu Otsuka) is a former sumo wrestler from Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1960, and reached the top division in November 1961. He earned seven gold stars against grand champion yokozuna in the course of his career. His highest rank was ''komusubi''. He retired in January 1968. Career record See also *Glossary of sumo terms *List of past sumo wrestlers *List of sumo tournament second division champions *List of komusubi This is a list of all sumo wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the fourth highest rank of ''komusubi'' and who held the rank in the modern era of sumo since the 1927 merger of the Tokyo a ...
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Toyo Province
was an ancient province of Japan, in the area of Buzen and Bungo Provinces. The ancient entity was located in modern Ōita Prefecture and northeastern Fukuoka Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Buzen''" in , "''Bugo''" at . It was divided into Buzen and Bungo in 683. It was sometimes called . Emperor Keikō is said to have made Unade rule Toyo province and gave him the surname Toyo-no-kuni-no-atai. This province is considered to have been under the control of the central government at an early stage. Notes References * Asiatic Society of Japan. (1874). ''Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan.'' Yokohama: The SocietyOCLC 1514456 * Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005) ''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge: Harvard University Press Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American Univ ...
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