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Kitagawa Utamaro - Gebon no zu – Picture of the lower class

Gebon no zu – Picture of the lower class (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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Niwaka Festival, Yoshiwara, Performance of Flower Viewing Dance

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

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Tsukasa of Ōgiya

Tsukasa of Ōgiya (1805)

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

The Widow of Asahiya (between 1795 and 1796)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Ôgiya uchi Yashio, Someki, Tsumaki – Yashio of the Ôgiya, Someki, Tsumaki

Ôgiya uchi Yashio, Someki, Tsumaki – Yashio of the Ôgiya, Someki, Tsumaki (1793-1804)

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)
Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons (c. 1782)

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

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

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesan Hanamurasaki of Tamaya

Courtesan Hanamurasaki of Tamaya (1794)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsuba Establishment

The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsuba Establishment (1796)

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

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

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

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

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)
Courtesan Shinowara of Tsuruya, kamuro Wakaba and Chieda

Courtesan Shinowara of Tsuruya, kamuro Wakaba and Chieda (circa 1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Lovers under a Futon; Opening Image to an Erotic Set

Lovers under a Futon; Opening Image to an Erotic Set (circa 1800)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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