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

1700s

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

1750s

Woman and Child

Erotic Print

Woman of the Yoshiwara Reading Scroll

No Title

+68

1760s

Boating Party with Children Swimming

1770s

Sato Shirobei Tadanobu (Sato Shirobei Tadanobu)

Washing Day

Omando: Ochie, Onokichi of the Matsuya, from the series Female Geisha Section of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival (Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu) (Omando, Matsuya uchi Ochie, Onokichi)

The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)

1780s

Azumaya no Hana

Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore

“Wife,” from the series Connoisseur of Modern Customs (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

“Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya,” from the series Seven Komachi of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō Nana Komachi)

+167

1790s

Women Hanging Laundry to Dry on a Balcony

“The Courtesan Hanazuma Reading a Letter,” from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana awase)

Kiyomizu Komachi, from the series Futabagusa nana Komachi

Two actors, from the series Musical Program of True Love (Ongyoku hiyoku no bangumi) 音曲比翼の番組

+261

1800s

Lantern Float

The Dance of the Beach Maidens

The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, from the series "Courtesans of the Five Festivals (Yukun gosekku)"

Elopers in Musashino

+50

1820s

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

Works

580 artworks

No. 7 (nana), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

, 1793

Cloth-Strecher, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni ko)"

, 1793

Kitagawa Utamaro

Timeline

Works

No. 7 (nana), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Cloth-Strecher, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni ko)"

Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. Fuji

No. 8 (hachi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Ohatsu and Tokubei, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

No. 6 (roku), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Hour of the Horse [12 am], Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series “Customs of Beauties Around the Clock” ("Fuzoku bijin tokei")

Komurasaki and Gonpachi, from the series "Fashonable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

The Courtesan Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya Brothel in Yoshiwara (Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi, Yoshino, Tatsuta)

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei of the Courier Firm (Keisei Unegawa, Hikyakuya Chubei), from the series "True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami)"

Women Preparing Gion Bean Curd, from the series "Twelve Types of Women’s Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni-ko)"

Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya and the Maidservant Suki, (Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya, gejo Suki) from the series "Models of Love Talk: Clouds Form Over the Moon (Chiwa kagami tsuki no murakumo) "

Act IX (Kudanme), from the series “The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Hour of the Ox (Ushi no koku) Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter (Tatsumi), from the series "Customs of Beauties Around the Clock (Fuzoku bijin tokei)"

The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase)

Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge

Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge

The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

A Woman Playing with a Young Boy

“Hanaōgi of the Gomeirō,” from the series Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryō kurabe: Gomeirō Hanaōgi)

Sheltering from a Sudden Shower

A Set of Three Romantic Journeys (Michiyuki sanpuku tsui)

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

In the Kitchen