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Kitagawa Utamaro - 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)

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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Hata-ori – Weaving on a loom

Hata-ori – Weaving on a loom (1793-1804)

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)
Woman Representing Good Fortune

Woman Representing Good Fortune (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene

Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene (c. 1798)

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)
A woman looking at her reflection in a mirror

A woman looking at her reflection in a mirror (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime

Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series A Selection of Beautiful Women of the East)

The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series A Selection of Beautiful Women of the East) (c. 1798)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Mimeguri no dote – The embankment at Mimeguri

Mimeguri no dote – The embankment at Mimeguri (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons (c. 1782)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Contemporary Beauties Third

Contemporary Beauties Third (1753-1806)

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)
Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesan Oriwae (small child looking in mirror at back)

Courtesan Oriwae (small child looking in mirror at back) (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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

The Widow of Asahiya (between 1795 and 1796)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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