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Mother and Child by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Kitagawa Utamaro

1795–1805

Medium: Color woodblock print; naga-oban
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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mothersprintparentsasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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Seiro niwaka zensei asobi: Hana no mitsugi sorou tebyoshi

Seiro niwaka zensei asobi: Hana no mitsugi sorou tebyoshi

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1756

Snow, Moon, and Flowers in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro setsugekka) : Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya with Attendants Shirabe and Teriha

Snow, Moon, and Flowers in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro setsugekka) : Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya with Attendants Shirabe and Teriha

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1756

Boating Party with Children Swimming

Boating Party with Children Swimming

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1767

Mother and Child, from the series "New Patterns dyed in Five Colors (Shingata goshiki zome)"

Mother and Child, from the series "New Patterns dyed in Five Colors (Shingata goshiki zome)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon) (Fumi yomu onna)

Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon) (Fumi yomu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1787

Husband and Wife Caught in an Evening Shower (Fufu no Yudachi), from the series "Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World" ("Ukiyo San Seki")

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The Silver World (Gin sekai) 銀世界

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Fan Vendor

Fan Vendor

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1787

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)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

A Woman Snatching a Bag of Sweetmeats from Her MotHer

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754

Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Mother and Child at Dusk (Oyako yugure), from the series "Three Evening Pleasure of the Floating World (Ukiyo san seki)"

Mother and Child at Dusk (Oyako yugure), from the series "Three Evening Pleasure of the Floating World (Ukiyo san seki)"

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