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Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro

b. 1753 — d. 1806

theater Painting Tool and Equipment Japanese (culture or style)Japanese Art

Japanese painter, draftsman, and woodcutter, 1753-1806

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Born 1753 — Died 1806

10s

Yūgiri and Izaemon, from the series Tailored Journeys of Couple's Crests (Hiyoku mon michiyuki shitate)

Yūgiri and Izaemon, from the series Tailored Journeys of Couple's Crests (Hiyoku mon michiyuki shitate)

1610s

Three Courtesans

Three Courtesans

1670s

Three Puppies Playing

Three Puppies Playing

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

Erotic Print

Erotic Print

Making Love

Making Love

Woman of the Yoshiwara

Woman of the Yoshiwara

+68

1760s

Boating Party with Children Swimming

Boating Party with Children Swimming

1770s

Scene on a Beach (one panel from a triptych)

Scene on a Beach (one panel from a triptych)

Kayoi, from the series Seven Beautiful Women (Fūryū nana komachi)

Kayoi, from the series Seven Beautiful Women (Fūryū nana komachi)

O Shichi and Kichisaburo

O Shichi and Kichisaburo

Sato Shirobei Tadanobu (Sato Shirobei Tadanobu)

Sato Shirobei Tadanobu (Sato Shirobei Tadanobu)

+10

1780s

The Making of Silk Floss

The Making of Silk Floss

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

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

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore

Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore

+192

1790s

Women watching fireworks at Sumida River

Women watching fireworks at Sumida River

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)"

Illustrated Book: Scenes of Suruga and Edo (Ehon suruga-mai), 1st of 3 volumes

Illustrated Book: Scenes of Suruga and Edo (Ehon suruga-mai), 1st of 3 volumes

Tree Sparrow and Rock Dove

Tree Sparrow and Rock Dove

+317

1800s

Shamisen Player

Shamisen Player

Elopers in Musashino

Elopers in Musashino

Design of three women's figures

Design of three women's figures

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi

+99

1810s

Act 2

Act 2

Act 1

Act 1

Picture Book: Flowers of Words

Picture Book: Flowers of Words

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

1860s

Erotic Book: Embon futamigata (First or Second Volume)

Erotic Book: Embon futamigata (First or Second Volume)

Erotic Book: Embon futamigata (Last Volume)

Erotic Book: Embon futamigata (Last Volume)

1890s

Man and Woman Playing Sugoroku

Man and Woman Playing Sugoroku

Courtesan Dallying with Her Lover

Courtesan Dallying with Her Lover

Works

775 artworks

Fan Vendor

Fan Vendor

, 1787

Horsefly (abu); Green Caterpillar, imomushi, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Horsefly (abu); Green Caterpillar, imomushi, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

, 1788

Parody of a scene from "The Pillow Book"

Parody of a scene from "The Pillow Book"

, 1788

Land Snail (Katatsumuri); Giant Katydid (Kutsuwamushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Land Snail (Katatsumuri); Giant Katydid (Kutsuwamushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

, 1788

Earthworm and Cricket

Earthworm and Cricket

, 1788

Red Dragonfly (Akatonbo); Locust (Inago), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Red Dragonfly (Akatonbo); Locust (Inago), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

, 1788

Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu : Asazumabune Ogiuri Uta.....

Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu : Asazumabune Ogiuri Uta.....

, 1788

Naniwaya Okita

, 1788

Takashima Ohisa

Takashima Ohisa

, 1788

Picture Book: Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi)

Picture Book: Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi)

, 1788

Frog (Kaeru); Gold Beetle (Kogane mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Frog (Kaeru); Gold Beetle (Kogane mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

, 1788

Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (Seiro setsugekka) (Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Shirabe, Teriha)

Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (Seiro setsugekka) (Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Shirabe, Teriha)

, 1788

“The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen)

“The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen)

, 1788

Picture Book: Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi), 1st of 2 Volumes

Picture Book: Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi), 1st of 2 Volumes

, 1788

Tomimoto Toyohina, from the series "Famous Beauties of Edo (Edo komei bijin)"

Tomimoto Toyohina, from the series "Famous Beauties of Edo (Edo komei bijin)"

, 1788

Tomimoto Toyohina

Tomimoto Toyohina

, 1788

Bagworm (Minomushi); Horned Scarab Beetle (Kabutomushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Bagworm (Minomushi); Horned Scarab Beetle (Kabutomushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

, 1788

Picture Book of Selected Insects (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

Picture Book of Selected Insects (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

, 1788

Takigawa of the Ogiya (Ogiya uchi Takigawa, Onami, Menami, Kisagawa, Hanamichi, Himekawa, Kumegawa)

Takigawa of the Ogiya (Ogiya uchi Takigawa, Onami, Menami, Kisagawa, Hanamichi, Himekawa, Kumegawa)

, 1788

Rat Snake (Hebi); Lizard or Skink (Tokage), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Rat Snake (Hebi); Lizard or Skink (Tokage), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

, 1788

Abalone Divers

, 1788

Grasshopper (Kirigirisu); Cicada (Semi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Grasshopper (Kirigirisu); Cicada (Semi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

, 1788

Woman Reading a Letter under a Mosquito Net

Woman Reading a Letter under a Mosquito Net

, 1788

Wakaume of the Tamaya in Edo-cho itchome, and her child attendants Mumeno and Iroka (Edo-cho itchome, Tamaya uchi Wakaume Mumeno Iroka)

Wakaume of the Tamaya in Edo-cho itchome, and her child attendants Mumeno and Iroka (Edo-cho itchome, Tamaya uchi Wakaume Mumeno Iroka)

, 1788

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