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Last page of the Book of Shells by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Last page of the Book of Shells

Last page of the Book of Shells

Kitagawa Utamaro

1790

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 9 1/8 x 14 3/5 in. (23.2 x 37.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Sudare-gai, hana-gai, sakura-gai, mumeno-gai, nadeshiko-gai, and kinuta-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Sudare-gai, hana-gai, sakura-gai, mumeno-gai, nadeshiko-gai, and kinuta-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Ashi-gai, hamaguri, ko-gai, suzume-gai, akoya-gai, and katashi-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Ashi-gai, hamaguri, ko-gai, suzume-gai, akoya-gai, and katashi-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Girl Reading Letter while Mother and Child Gaze at Sparrows

Girl Reading Letter while Mother and Child Gaze at Sparrows

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1786

Two Young Women after a Bath

Two Young Women after a Bath

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

A Page from Gifts from the Ebb Tide

A Page from Gifts from the Ebb Tide

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1784

The Courtesans Somenosuke and Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "A Mirror of Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro yukun awase kagami)"

The Courtesans Somenosuke and Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "A Mirror of Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro yukun awase kagami)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792

Japanese Bush Warbler

Japanese Bush Warbler

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754

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)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

No. 1 (ichi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

No. 1 (ichi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Child's nightmare of ghosts

Child's nightmare of ghosts

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Outing to View Maples in Autumn, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 2

Outing to View Maples in Autumn, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 2

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801