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Kitagawa Utamaro - Appearing Again; The Courtesan Naniwaya Okita

Appearing Again; The Courtesan Naniwaya Okita (circa 1795-1796)

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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Oyasumi-dokoro – Roadside tea-stall

Oyasumi-dokoro – Roadside tea-stall (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman of the Yoshiwara with Girl

Woman of the Yoshiwara with Girl (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Ôgiya Hanaôgi – Ôgiya Hanaôgi (picture riddle)

Ôgiya Hanaôgi – Ôgiya Hanaôgi (picture riddle) (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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No Title (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
A woman looking at her reflection in a mirror

A woman looking at her reflection in a mirror (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Two Beauties with Bamboo

Two Beauties with Bamboo (circa 1795)

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)
Shinohara of the Tsuruya, kamuro Wakaba and Chieda

Shinohara of the Tsuruya, kamuro Wakaba and Chieda (circa 1805)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsuba Establishment

The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsuba Establishment (1796)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Tôji san bijin – Three beauties of the present day

Tôji san bijin – Three beauties of the present day (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Arai-bari – Washing and stretching cloth

Arai-bari – Washing and stretching cloth (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Kuchi-beni – Painting the lips

Kuchi-beni – Painting the lips (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Chushingura: Act III of The Storehouse of Loyalty

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Two Women with Children at the Seashore

Two Women with Children at the Seashore (ca. 1800–1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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