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Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Kitagawa Utamaro

b. 1753 — d. 1806

Japanese (culture or style)Japanese Art

Japanese painter, draftsman, and woodcutter, 1753-1806

Timeline

Born 1753 — Died 1806

1610s

Three Courtesans

Three Courtesans

1700s

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Five Beauties (Gonin bijin aikyo kurabe)"

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Five Beauties (Gonin bijin aikyo kurabe)"

1750s

Woman and Child

Woman and Child

No Title

No Title

Erotic Print

Erotic Print

Woman of the Yoshiwara

Woman of the Yoshiwara

+68

1760s

Boating Party with Children Swimming

Boating Party with Children Swimming

1770s

Sato Shirobei Tadanobu (Sato Shirobei Tadanobu)

Sato Shirobei Tadanobu (Sato Shirobei Tadanobu)

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left (Furyu hana no ka asobi, ge)

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left (Furyu hana no ka asobi, ge)

The Oiran Kasugano of Ogiya on Parade under Blossoming Cherry Trees

The Oiran Kasugano of Ogiya on Parade under Blossoming Cherry Trees

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, right (Furyu hana no ka asobi, jo)

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, right (Furyu hana no ka asobi, jo)

+7

1780s

Two Women

Two Women

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi)

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi)

Arrangements of Irises and Morning Glories

Arrangements of Irises and Morning Glories

+167

1790s

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Two women after Bath, from the series Elegant Pines of Fivefold Needles (Furyu goyo no matsu)

Two women after Bath, from the series Elegant Pines of Fivefold Needles (Furyu goyo no matsu)

Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

Picture Book of Amusements of the Eastern Capital (Ehon Azuma asobi)

Picture Book of Amusements of the Eastern Capital (Ehon Azuma asobi)

+261

1800s

Jihei of Kamiya Eloping with Koharu of Kinokuniya

Jihei of Kamiya Eloping with Koharu of Kinokuniya

Hawk on a Plum Branch

Hawk on a Plum Branch

Murasaki Shikibu: Bird, from the series "Famous Women and Their Poems on Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon (Meifu eika kacho fugetsu)"

Murasaki Shikibu: Bird, from the series "Famous Women and Their Poems on Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon (Meifu eika kacho fugetsu)"

Lantern Float

Lantern Float

+50

1820s

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

Works

580 artworks

Parting of Lovers: Courtesan and Her Lover

Parting of Lovers: Courtesan and Her Lover

, 1790

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

, 1790

Two women after Bath, from the series Elegant Pines of Fivefold Needles (Furyu goyo no matsu)

Two women after Bath, from the series Elegant Pines of Fivefold Needles (Furyu goyo no matsu)

, 1790

Shadows on the Shoji

Shadows on the Shoji

, 1790

Picture Book of Amusements of the Eastern Capital (Ehon Azuma asobi)

Picture Book of Amusements of the Eastern Capital (Ehon Azuma asobi)

, 1790

Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

, 1790

Women Hanging Laundry to Dry on a Balcony

Women Hanging Laundry to Dry on a Balcony

, 1790

Myriad Birds:A Playful Poetry Contest (Momo chidori kyōka-awase), 2 vols.

Myriad Birds:A Playful Poetry Contest (Momo chidori kyōka-awase), 2 vols.

, 1790

Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

, 1790

Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

, 1790

Mother and Child

Mother and Child

, 1790

Scene in the Yoshiwara

Scene in the Yoshiwara

, 1790

A Young Woman Reading A Letter

A Young Woman Reading A Letter

, 1790

Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")

Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")

, 1790

The Artist Kitao Masanobu Relaxing at a Party

The Artist Kitao Masanobu Relaxing at a Party

, 1790

Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Viewing Cherry Blossoms

, 1790

Shells under Water

Shells under Water

, 1790

Tomimoto Toyohina, from the series Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen) (Tomimoto Toyohina) (picture-riddle)

Tomimoto Toyohina, from the series Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen) (Tomimoto Toyohina) (picture-riddle)

, 1790

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)

, 1790

Takashima Ohisa, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

Takashima Ohisa, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

, 1790

Ha... of the Southern Station (Nan'eki ha-jirushi)

Ha... of the Southern Station (Nan'eki ha-jirushi)

, 1790

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

, 1790

Couple in an Evening Shower, From the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World

Couple in an Evening Shower, From the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World

, 1790

“Hour of the Rat: Mistress,” from the series Women’s Daily Customs (Fuzoku bijin tokei)

“Hour of the Rat: Mistress,” from the series Women’s Daily Customs (Fuzoku bijin tokei)

, 1790

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