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Kitagawa Utamaro - Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime

Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime (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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Bust of Woman with Loose Hair Holding Fan

Bust of Woman with Loose Hair Holding Fan (1753-1806)

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Enjoying the Cool in a Garden

Enjoying the Cool in a Garden (Circa 1790)

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

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

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

Drying and Stretching Cloth (circa 1797-1798)

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)
Gion-dôfu – Gion bean curd

Gion-dôfu – Gion bean curd (1793-1804)

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)
Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River (c. 1797-98)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Tamaya uchi Komurasaki, Kochô, Haruji – Komurasaki of the Tamaya, Kochô, Haruj

Tamaya uchi Komurasaki, Kochô, Haruji – Komurasaki of the Tamaya, Kochô, Haruj (1793-1804)

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

Chûbon no zu – Picture of the middle class (1793-1804)

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene

Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene (c. 1798)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Courtesan Passing through Street, Accompanied by Servant

Courtesan Passing through Street, Accompanied by Servant (late 18th century – ca. 1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806)
Untitled

Untitled

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)
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