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Kitagawa Utamaro - Courtesan Shinowara of Tsuruya, kamuro Wakaba and Chieda

Courtesan Shinowara of Tsuruya, kamuro Wakaba and Chieda (circa 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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Niwaka Festival, Yoshiwara, Performance of Flower Viewing Dance

Niwaka Festival, Yoshiwara, Performance of Flower Viewing Dance (circa 1798)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene

Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene (c. 1798)

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)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Two Women by a Bamboo Blind

Two Women by a Bamboo Blind (c. 1797 or 1798)

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)
Portrait of Beauty, Hanamurasaki at Tama-ya

Portrait of Beauty, Hanamurasaki at Tama-ya (late 18th century – ca. 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 Carrying a Child

Woman Carrying a Child (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Daimyō and his Retinue Crossing a Stream in Plain Near Fuji

Daimyō and his Retinue Crossing a Stream in Plain Near Fuji (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Two Women and Man Carrying Black Samisen Box

Two Women and Man Carrying Black Samisen Box (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesans and Attendants

Courtesans and Attendants (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River

Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River (c. 1800)

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)
Cleaning Combs

Cleaning Combs (c. late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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