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Kitagawa Utamaro - Head of Woman Holding Towel in Her Mouth

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

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

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

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Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World)

Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World) (1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Uwaki no sô – The fancy-free type

Uwaki no sô – The fancy-free type (1793-1804)

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Woman Carrying a Child

Woman Carrying a Child (1753-1806)

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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)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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)
Enjoying the Cool in a Garden

Enjoying the Cool in a Garden (Circa 1790)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women)

Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women) (c. 1793)

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)
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No Title (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River (c. 1797-98)

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)
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