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Three Puppies Playing by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Three Puppies Playing

Three Puppies Playing

Kitagawa Utamaro

1670–1832

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock printed surimono; ink and colors on paper
Dimensions: 15.8 x 36.2 cm (6 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Mother and Child, from the series Meisho fūkei bijin jūni sō

Mother and Child, from the series Meisho fūkei bijin jūni sō

Kitagawa Utamaro

Act Six from the series Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura) Parodied by Famous Beauties: A Set of Twelve Prints (Komei bijin mitate Chūshingura, junimai tsuzuki)

Act Six from the series Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura) Parodied by Famous Beauties: A Set of Twelve Prints (Komei bijin mitate Chūshingura, junimai tsuzuki)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794

Girl Reading Letter while Mother and Child Gaze at Sparrows

Girl Reading Letter while Mother and Child Gaze at Sparrows

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1786

Takashima Ohisa

Takashima Ohisa

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryo kurabe) (Keizetsuro Hinazuru)"

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryo kurabe) (Keizetsuro Hinazuru)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

A Merry Evening Party

A Merry Evening Party

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Wakagi, Wakaba (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke, Wakagi, Wakaba), from the series “Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day" ("Toji zensei bijin-zoroe")

Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Wakagi, Wakaba (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke, Wakagi, Wakaba), from the series “Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day" ("Toji zensei bijin-zoroe")

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Tomimoto Toyohina, Takashimaya Ohisa, and Naniwaya Okita

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Woman Reads while Child Sleeps on her Lap, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Woman Reads while Child Sleeps on her Lap, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1797

Cone-headed Grasshopper or Locust, (batta); Praying Mantis (Tōrō or Kamakiri), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Cone-headed Grasshopper or Locust, (batta); Praying Mantis (Tōrō or Kamakiri), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

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

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

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Turning a Shamisen (Shamisen no nejime), from the series "Chanting to Shamisen by Young Women of Today (Tosei musume joruri)"

Turning a Shamisen (Shamisen no nejime), from the series "Chanting to Shamisen by Young Women of Today (Tosei musume joruri)"

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