Kitagawa Utamaro

b. 1753 — d. 1806

Japanese (culture or style)Asian Art

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.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

Peonies

+45

1760s

Boating Party with Children Swimming

1770s

Sato Shirobei Tadanobu (Sato Shirobei Tadanobu)

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

Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo of the Otsuya (Otsuya uchi Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo), from the series "Female Geisha Section of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival (Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu)"

Pleasures of the Four Seasons: Colors and Scents of Flowers, left (Shiki no asobi hana no iroka, ge)

1780s

Azumaya no Hana

Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore

Arrangements of Irises and Morning Glories

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

+155

1790s

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

Shadows on the Shoji

Mother and Child

Three Intoxicated Courtesans

+189

1800s

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

Hawk on a Plum Branch

Elopers in Musashino

Landing-stage in the Snow (Yuki no sanbashi)

+43

1820s

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

Works

467 artworks

Geisha of the West District

, 1756

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro

, 1756

Kitagawa Utamaro

Timeline

Works

Geisha of the West District

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro

A Test of Skill - the Headwaters of Amorousness (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami): Osan and Mohei

Boating Party with Children Swimming

Sato Shirobei Tadanobu (Sato Shirobei Tadanobu)

The Oiran Kasugano of Ogiya on Parade under Blossoming Cherry Trees

Pleasures of the Four Seasons: Colors and Scents of Flowers, left (Shiki no asobi hana no iroka, ge)

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)

Washing Day

The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)

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

Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo of the Otsuya (Otsuya uchi Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo), from the series "Female Geisha Section of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival (Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu)"

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

The Oiran Kasugano of Ōgiya on Parade

Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Nakayama Tomisaburo, the left hand sheet of a triptych entitled “Six Actors Likened to the Immortal Poets" ("Yakusha Rokkasen")

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

The Making of Silk Floss

Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore

Arrangements of Irises and Morning Glories

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

Azumaya no Hana

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

Seiro Niwaka Onna Geisha no Bu Tojin Shishi Sumo

Three Beauties of the Kwansei Period