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Kitagawa Utamaro - Woman Representing Good Fortune

Woman Representing Good Fortune (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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No Title (1753-1806)

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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)
Woman with Thread

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Three Geisha

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Gebon no zu – Picture of the lower class

Gebon no zu – Picture of the lower class (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Untitled

Untitled

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Tôji san bijin – Three beauties of the present day

Tôji san bijin – Three beauties of the present day (1793-1804)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Sankatsu Hanshichi no bosetsu – The maternal love of Sankatsu and Hanshichi

Sankatsu Hanshichi no bosetsu – The maternal love of Sankatsu and Hanshichi (1793-1804)

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)
Woman with Headdress and Muff

Woman with Headdress and Muff (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

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)
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No Title (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses) (late 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Fishing on the Chopping Board Rock at Enoshima

Fishing on the Chopping Board Rock at Enoshima (early 1790s)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
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