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Kitagawa Utamaro - Portrait of Beauty, Karakoto at Chôji-ya

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

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)

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The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses) (1797 or 1798)

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Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana

Niwaka Performance; Zensei Kogane no Hana (circa 1800)

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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)
Poet Sōjō Henjō

Poet Sōjō Henjō (early 1790s)

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Mimeguri no dote – The embankment at Mimeguri

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Shinshi-bari – Cloth-stretcher

Shinshi-bari – Cloth-stretcher (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesans and Attendants

Courtesans and Attendants (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya (from the series A Mirror of Courtesans of the Green Houses)

The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya (from the series A Mirror of Courtesans of the Green Houses) (c. 1800)

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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)
Ōtomo no Kuronushi

Ōtomo no Kuronushi (circa 1804)

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

The Widow of Asahiya (between 1795 and 1796)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Portrait of Beauty, Takigawa at Ôgi-ya

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman with Scroll

Woman with Scroll (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Arai-bari – Washing and stretching cloth

Arai-bari – Washing and stretching cloth (1793-1804)

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