Utagawa Toyohiro (歌川豊広)

Utagawa Toyohiro (歌川豊広) was an artist active in Japan during the late 18th century, with documented production spanning the period from 1761 to 1793. While his primary surviving output is centered on printmaking, the artist is also represented by paintings and illustrated books.

The work of Utagawa Toyohiro (歌川豊広) is preserved in major international repositories, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. Records indicate that eleven prints, two books, and two Utagawa Toyohiro (歌川豊広) paintings are held in these collections, establishing the artist’s verifiable history across multiple media.

Notable prints represented in collections include the series Eight Views of Edo (Edo Hakkei) and the landscape view Sails Returning to Yahashi. His thematic range included nature studies, such as the composition Owl and Two Swallows, and detailed still lifes, exemplified by Flower Arrangement of Suisen (Narcissus) in a Flat Green Dish. The genre scene Ebisu and Benten Walking in the Snow further illustrates his handling of figurative work. Many of these historically significant images are now available as high-quality prints in the public domain, allowing for scholarly access and reproduction.