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Kitagawa Utamaro - Poet Sōjō Henjō

Poet Sōjō Henjō (early 1790s)

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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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)
Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man

Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man (1754-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi

Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi (late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Hinazuru of Chojiya with her Attendants Tsuruji and Tsuruno

The Courtesan Hinazuru of Chojiya with her Attendants Tsuruji and Tsuruno (c. 1794)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Picture of the Middle Class

Picture of the Middle Class (circa 1794-1795)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Chichi – About to breastfeed

Chichi – About to breastfeed (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Daimyō and his Retinue Crossing a Stream in Plain Near Fuji

Daimyō and his Retinue Crossing a Stream in Plain Near Fuji (1753-1806)

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)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Hairdresser (Kamiyui)

Hairdresser (Kamiyui) (c.1797-98)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Ōtomo no Kuronushi

Ōtomo no Kuronushi (circa 1804)

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)
Untitled

Untitled

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)
Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana

Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana (circa 1800)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyōbō), from the series A Guide to Women’s Contemporary Styles (Tōsei onna fūzoku tsū)

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyōbō), from the series A Guide to Women’s Contemporary Styles (Tōsei onna fūzoku tsū) (c. 1801-2)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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