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Kitagawa Utamaro - Hinakoto of Hyōgorō

Hinakoto of Hyōgorō (circa 1795)

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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Preparing Raw Fish

Preparing Raw Fish (circa 1798-1799)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Tsukasa of Ōgiya

Tsukasa of Ōgiya (1805)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman Cooking

Woman Cooking (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Wandering Women

Wandering Women (circa 1790)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (late 1790s)

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)
No Title

No Title (1753-1806)

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)
Portrait of Beauty, Karakoto at Chôji-ya

Portrait of Beauty, Karakoto at Chôji-ya (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Ten physiognomic types of women, Coquettish type

Ten physiognomic types of women, Coquettish type

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles

Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles (c. 1797)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesans of the Ōgiya Brothel on Display

Courtesans of the Ōgiya Brothel on Display (1806)

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)
Towel (Tenuzui)

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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