Artist – Utagawa KUNISATO (Utagawa Kunisato, 歌川 国郷) (birthdate unknown, died 1858) was an ukiyo-e printmaker of the Utagawa school, active during the Edo era.
In the early 1840ies he entered the school of Kunisada (I). His first woodcuts had been signed as "Toyokuni" from 1843 onward. There are proven signatures on bijin-ga (美人画)  from 1847 and kabuki-e from 1853. He depicted pictures of famous paintings, toys, sumo wrestling, and illustrated books.


Personal life -  There is only sparse information on KUNISATO available. His childhood name was Masajirō (政次郎). KUNISATO was born to a cofectioner and owner of a pastry shop in Edo in the Tategawa ward of Honjo, they moved to Owari-Cho of the neighbouring ward. About that time he entered Kunisada I's workshop and seemed to be adopted by him. KUNISATO died at an early age in 1958.


Aliases - KUNISATO's childhood name was Masajirō (政次郎). Most of his works have been signed as "Kunisato-ga" ("国郷 画") or Kunisato-hitsu ("国郷 筆") . During the course of his short career he used his artists name with several epithets like Toyokuni monjin Kunisato-ga (豊国門人国郷画), Toyokuni monjin Kunisato-ga hitsu (豊国門人国郷画筆), Toyokuni monjin Tatekawa Kunisato-ga (豊国門人竪川国郷画), Ritsusenai Kunisato-ga and several more seldom used combinations.


Disciples -  no known disciples