Kitagawa Utamaro

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Rolling up a Blind for Plum Blossom Viewing
Rolling up a Blind for Plum Blossom Viewing
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan · late 1790s
Erotic scene of man and woman with food tray
Erotic scene of man and woman with food tray
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan · c. 1780-1806
Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons
Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1782 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women
The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1793 · color woodblock print
Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro
Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Edo Japan · 1790s
Utamaro specialized in the bijin-ga — studies of beautiful women — often just head and shoulders, in close-up. Scandalously intimate for the time.
Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima
Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1790 · triptych of color woodblock prints
The Courtesan Kisegawa and Attendants Takeno and Sasano of the Matsubaya House
The Courtesan Kisegawa and Attendants Takeno and Sasano of the Matsubaya House
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan · 1791-1793
The Hour of the Snake (from the series A Clock for Young Women)
The Hour of the Snake (from the series A Clock for Young Women)
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1796 · color woodblock print
Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties
Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1798 · color woodblock print
Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge
Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. mid 1790s · color woodblock print
The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya, from Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors
The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya, from Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1800 · color woodblock print
Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River
Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1800 · One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
Net Fishing at Night
Net Fishing at Night
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1800 · One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1796–97 · Triptych: color woodblock print
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1796–97 · Triptych: color woodblock print
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1796–97 · triptych: color woodblock print
Catching Fireflies
Catching Fireflies
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1796–97 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Chushingura: Act X of The Storehouse of Loyalty
Chushingura: Act X of The Storehouse of Loyalty
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1790s · color woodblock print
Cleaning Combs
Cleaning Combs
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. late 1790s · color woodblock print
Chushingura: Act IX of The Storehouse of Loyalty
Chushingura: Act IX of The Storehouse of Loyalty
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1790s · color woodblock print
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)
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1797 or 1798 · color woodblock print
Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles
Hanaōgi of Ōgiya from the series Picture Puzzles
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1797 · Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi
Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1790s · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River
Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1797–98 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
'The hour of the cock, Servants from a Samurai mansion'
'The hour of the cock, Servants from a Samurai mansion'
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan · 1798-1804
Act VII from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers
Act VII from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers
by Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1801–2 · Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper