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Kitagawa Utamaro - Drying and Stretching Cloth

Drying and Stretching Cloth (circa 1797-1798)

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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Chushingura: Act I of The Storehouse of Loyalty

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

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

Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana (circa 1800)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Towel (Tenuzui)

Towel (Tenuzui) (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Making Love

Making Love (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses) (late 1790s)

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

Two Beauties with Bamboo (circa 1795)

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)
Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara

Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara (1790)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses) (late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses) (early 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi

Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi (late 1790s)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Contemporary Beauties Third

Contemporary Beauties Third (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman with Headdress and Muff

Woman with Headdress and Muff (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)
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