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Kitagawa Utamaro - Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons (c. 1782)

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 Lifting a Child to a Plum Tree (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times)

Mother Lifting a Child to a Plum Tree (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times) (late 1790s)

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

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

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Courtesan

Courtesan (1753-1806)

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The Courtesan Hana-ogi of Ogiya as the Sennin Tekkai (from the series Eight Immortals of Sensuality)

The Courtesan Hana-ogi of Ogiya as the Sennin Tekkai (from the series Eight Immortals of Sensuality) (mid 1790s)

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

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

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Fishing with a Four-Armed Scoop-net (Yotsu Deami) (left component of triptych)

Fishing with a Four-Armed Scoop-net (Yotsu Deami) (left component of triptych) (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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)
Fishing on the Chopping Board Rock at Enoshima

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Appearing Again; The Courtesan Naniwaya Okita

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

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Woman with Thread

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

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Contemporary Beauties Third

Contemporary Beauties Third (1753-1806)

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Musashi, Omi, Yamashiro, and Settsu Provinces from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

Musashi, Omi, Yamashiro, and Settsu Provinces from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa) (c. 1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woodblock Printer, Distributing New Prints

Woodblock Printer, Distributing New Prints (1803)

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

Woman of the Yoshiwara with Girl (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Couple in a Boat

Couple in a Boat (c. 1799)

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