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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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Chûbon no zu – Picture of the middle class

Chûbon no zu – Picture of the middle class (1793-1804)

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)
Two Beauties with Bamboo

Two Beauties with Bamboo (circa 1795)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Fond of Noise from the series Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today’s World

Fond of Noise from the series Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today’s World (late 1790s)

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)
Rules of Conduct in the Pleasure Quarters

Rules of Conduct in the Pleasure Quarters (1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman of the Yoshiwara Reading Scroll

Woman of the Yoshiwara Reading Scroll (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara

Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara (1790)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesan Passing through Street, Accompanied by Servant

Courtesan Passing through Street, Accompanied by Servant (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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)
Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana

Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana (circa 1800)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Tomimoto Toyohina, Takashimaya Ohisa, and Naniwaya Okita

Tomimoto Toyohina, Takashimaya Ohisa, and Naniwaya Okita (c. 1794)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses) (late 1790s)

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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