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Kitagawa Utamaro - A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyōbō), from the series A Guide to Women’s Contemporary Styles (Tōsei onna fūzoku tsū)

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyōbō), from the series A Guide to Women’s Contemporary Styles (Tōsei onna fūzoku tsū) (c. 1801-2)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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The Artist died in 1806 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.

Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

Little is known of Utamaro's life. His work began to appear in the 1770s, and he rose to prominence in the early 1790s with his portraits of beauties with exaggerated, elongated features. He produced over 2000 known prints and was one of the few ukiyo-e artists to achieve fame throughout Japan in his lifetime. In 1804 he was arrested and manacled for fifty days for making illegal prints depicting the 16th-century military ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and died two years later.

Utamaro's work reached Europe in the mid-nineteenth century, where it was very popular, enjoying particular acclaim in France. He influenced the European Impressionists, particularly with his use of partial views and his emphasis on light and shade, which they imitated. The reference to the "Japanese influence" among these artists often refers to the work of Utamaro.

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Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women

Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women (c. 1798)

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Chushingura: Act V of The Storehouse of Loyalty (late 1790s)

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Woman of the Yoshiwara with Girl (1753-1806)

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Courtesan

Courtesan (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Winter Scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Winter Scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (c. 1790)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Fishing on the Chopping Board Rock at Enoshima

Fishing on the Chopping Board Rock at Enoshima (early 1790s)

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Courtesan Oriwae (small child looking in mirror at back)

Courtesan Oriwae (small child looking in mirror at back) (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Souvenir Print from Ōtsu; Benkei with Weaponry and a Demon with a Samisen

Souvenir Print from Ōtsu; Benkei with Weaponry and a Demon with a Samisen (late 18th century)

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No Title (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana

Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana (circa 1800)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Fond of Things from the series Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today’s World

Fond of Things from the series Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today’s World (late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman and Man Cutting New Year’s Pine Boughs

Woman and Man Cutting New Year’s Pine Boughs (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman with Attendants

Woman with Attendants (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Faddish Type from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

The Faddish Type from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women (c. 1793)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya (from the series A Mirror of Courtesans of the Green Houses)

The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya (from the series A Mirror of Courtesans of the Green Houses) (c. 1800)

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