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The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya

Kitagawa Utamaro

1792–1802

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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New Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1

New Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

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)

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)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1778

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An Arrangement of Morning Glories

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A Standing Screen Depicting Narihira’s Journey to the East

A Standing Screen Depicting Narihira’s Journey to the East

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

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Women Weaving Silk Cloth

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The Chrysanthemum Festival in the Ninth Month, from an untitled pentaptych of the five festivals

The Chrysanthemum Festival in the Ninth Month, from an untitled pentaptych of the five festivals

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Three Courtesans

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Tetsukuri no Tamagawa, from the series, "Six Tama Rivers" (Mu Tamagawa)

Tetsukuri no Tamagawa, from the series, "Six Tama Rivers" (Mu Tamagawa)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

Beauty and Attendant on New Year’s Day, from the series “Pleasures for Beauties on the Five Festival Days" ("Bijin gosetsu no asobi")

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

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Chidori-gai, itaya-gai, awabi, utsuse-gai, asari-gai, and monoara-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

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