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Kitagawa Utamaro - Two Courtesans

Two Courtesans (1753-1806)

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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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)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Tsukasa of Ōgiya

Tsukasa of Ōgiya (1805)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Three Geisha

Three Geisha (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime

Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Catching Fireflies

Catching Fireflies (c. 1796-1797)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Half-length Portrait of Two Courtesans

Half-length Portrait of Two Courtesans (1753-1806)

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)
The Courtesan Kisegawa

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe (circa 1792-1793)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Act VII from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

Act VII from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (c. 1801-2)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
No Title

No Title (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Cleaning Combs

Cleaning Combs (c. late 1790s)

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

Woman of the Yoshiwara (1753-1806)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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