Kunimaru Utagawa was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1794. He became a student of Toyokuni I, the prominent master of the Utagawa school, which gave him the privilege of using the respected Utagawa name.
Kunimaru Utagawa was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1794. He became a student of Toyokuni I, the prominent master of the Utagawa school, which gave him the privilege of using the respected Utagawa name.