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Kitagawa Utamaro - Arai-bari – Washing and stretching cloth

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

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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Half-length Portrait of Two Courtesans

Half-length Portrait of Two Courtesans (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Horo-gaya – Mosquito net for a baby

Horo-gaya – Mosquito net for a baby (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime

Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Three Geisha

Three Geisha (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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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)
Sankatsu Hanshichi no bosetsu – The maternal love of Sankatsu and Hanshichi

Sankatsu Hanshichi no bosetsu – The maternal love of Sankatsu and Hanshichi (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Two Courtesans

Two Courtesans (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man

Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man (1754-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesans of the Ōgiya Brothel on Display

Courtesans of the Ōgiya Brothel on Display (1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman Cooking

Woman Cooking (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Women by a Palanquin (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times)

Women by a Palanquin (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times) (late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Catching Fireflies

Catching Fireflies (c. 1796-1797)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Widow of Asahiya

The Widow of Asahiya (between 1795 and 1796)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles

Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles (c. 1797)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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