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Kitagawa Utamaro - Ōtomo no Kuronushi

Ōtomo no Kuronushi (circa 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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Uwaki no sô – The fancy-free type

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

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Courtesan Passing through Street, Accompanied by Servant

Courtesan Passing through Street, Accompanied by Servant (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)
Woodblock Printer, Distributing New Prints

Woodblock Printer, Distributing New Prints (1803)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Cleaning Combs

Cleaning Combs (c. late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya House

Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya House (1793)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Faddish Type from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

The Faddish Type from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women (c. 1793)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Scene in Yoshiwara

Scene in Yoshiwara (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Mother Lifting a Child to a Plum Tree (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times)

Mother Lifting a Child to a Plum Tree (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times) (late 1790s)

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

Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene (c. 1798)

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)
Women by a Palanquin (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times)

Women by a Palanquin (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times) (late 1790s)

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