Toyohara Kunichika (30 June 1835 - 1 July 1900) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child; at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker; Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama led to his production primarily of ukiyo-e actor-prints; which are woodblock prints of kabuki actors and scenes from popular plays of the time.

A drinker and womanizer; Kunichika also portrayed women deemed beautiful (bijinga); contemporary social life; and a few landscapes and historical scenes. He worked successfully in the Edo period; and carried those traditions into the Meiji period. To his contemporaries and now to some modern art historians; this has been seen as a significant achievement during a transitional period of great social and political change in Japan's history. Pictures From History