, also known as Kōko Yoshitsuya (甲胡 芳艶) and as Ichieisai Yoshitsuya (一英斎 芳艶), was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints.
Yoshitsuya was a student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and, like his teacher, is best known for his woodblock prints of warriors. Yoshitsuya also produced many advertisements and designs for tattoos. Yoshitsuya entered Kuniyoshi's studio at the age of fifteen and, like his teacher, is best known for his woodblock prints of warriors (musha-e). He was also known for his tattoo designs during the 1840s and 1850s, and for prints of legendary animals used as caricatures of political events to evade censorship. Yoshitsuya also produced many advertisements.
Yoshitsuya's students include Utagawa Kazutoyo (active c. 1862–70), Utagawa Yoshitoyo II (active c. 1862–77) and Yoshitsuya II (active c. 1870s).
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