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Kunisada is well known for his dramatic kabuki portrait prints. He was the most prominent of Toyokuni I's students. In 1825 Toyokuni I died. Later in 1844 Kunisada decided to take the name of his master and called himself Toyokuni. He is now known as Toyokuni III. The name of Toyokuni II was claimed by a lesser known and mediocre ukiyo-e artist, Toyoshige. He was the son-in-law of Toyokuni I and became the head of the Utagawa school after the death of his father-in-law. Toyoshige is now referred as Toyokuni II. Kunisada was outraged when Toyoshige was named head of the Utagawa school and not him. Kunisada (Toyokuni III) designs captured all the vigor and excitement of the kabuki theatre.