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Kitagawa Utamaro - Rikomono (Know-it-all)

Rikomono (Know-it-all) (1767-1806)

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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Niwaka Festival, Yoshiwara, Performance of Flower Viewing Dance

Niwaka Festival, Yoshiwara, Performance of Flower Viewing Dance (circa 1798)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Calligraphy Lesson

The Calligraphy Lesson (circa 1803)

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)
No Title

No Title (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)
Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene

Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene (c. 1798)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Winter Scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Winter Scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (c. 1790)

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)
Ōtomo no Kuronushi

Ōtomo no Kuronushi (circa 1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Man and Woman

Man and Woman (1753-1806)

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)
Procession at the Foot of Mount Fuji

Procession at the Foot of Mount Fuji (1792 or 1793)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Drying and Stretching Cloth

Drying and Stretching Cloth (circa 1797-1798)

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

Woman of the Yoshiwara (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesan Hanamurasaki of Tamaya

Courtesan Hanamurasaki of Tamaya (1794)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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