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Courtesans and Attendants by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Courtesans and Attendants

Courtesans and Attendants

Kitagawa Utamaro

1753–1806

Medium: color woodblock print
Dimensions: Sheet: 31.8 x 22.3 cm (12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River

Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge

Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1796

Emerging from a Mosquito Net

Emerging from a Mosquito Net

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792

The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyōgetsubō 狂月坊)

The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyōgetsubō 狂月坊)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse

Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1783

The Dance of the Beach Maidens

The Dance of the Beach Maidens

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800

Geisha, probably a Singing Girl

Geisha, probably a Singing Girl

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754

The Lovers Miura-ya Komurasaki and Shirai Gonpachi.

The Lovers Miura-ya Komurasaki and Shirai Gonpachi.

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Three Revelers of the Lower Classes, Wearing Komuso Hats, with Small Boy and Dog

Three Revelers of the Lower Classes, Wearing Komuso Hats, with Small Boy and Dog

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754

Tying Thread, from the series “Women’s Handicrafts: Models of Dexterity" ("Fujin tewaza ayatsuri kagami")

Tying Thread, from the series “Women’s Handicrafts: Models of Dexterity" ("Fujin tewaza ayatsuri kagami")

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792