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Goldfish by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Goldfish

Goldfish

Kitagawa Utamaro

1789–1800

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
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 in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Evening Cicada, Higurashi; Spider, Kumo, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Evening Cicada, Higurashi; Spider, Kumo, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

Display of Chrysanthemums, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 2

Display of Chrysanthemums, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 2

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

The Courtesan Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans of the Matsubaya as five musicians

The Courtesan Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans of the Matsubaya as five musicians

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792

In the Kitchen

In the Kitchen

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794

The Palace in the Moon

The Palace in the Moon

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo shi-ire Ōtsu miyage) Foot-soldier with a Spear and Hawk-handler (Yari mochi yakko to taka shō)

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1802

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)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1700

Two Young Women after a Bath

Two Young Women after a Bath

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

No. 12 (juni), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

No. 12 (juni), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Gathering Shells at Low Tide, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Gathering Shells at Low Tide, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789