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Kitagawa Utamaro - Enjoying the Cool in a Garden

Enjoying the Cool in a Garden (Circa 1790)

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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Head of Woman Holding Towel in Her Mouth (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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The Faddish Type from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

The Faddish Type from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women (c. 1793)

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Woman Serving Tea at a Cafe (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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Making Love

Making Love (1753-1806)

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Chushingura: Act VIII of The Storehouse of Loyalty

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

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Kami-yui – Dressing the hair

Kami-yui – Dressing the hair (1793-1804)

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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)
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)

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The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses) (1797 or 1798)

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Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe (circa 1792-1793)

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Oshichi and Kichisaburo (from the series Music on the Theme of Constancy in Love)

Oshichi and Kichisaburo (from the series Music on the Theme of Constancy in Love) (c. 1800)

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Courtesan Hanamurasaki of Tamaya

Courtesan Hanamurasaki of Tamaya (1794)

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The Hour of the Snake (from the series A Clock for Young Women)

The Hour of the Snake (from the series A Clock for Young Women) (c. 1796)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Kisegawa

The Courtesan Kisegawa (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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Woman Carrying a Child

Woman Carrying a Child (1753-1806)

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