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Women Preparing Sashimi by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Women Preparing Sashimi

Women Preparing Sashimi

Kitagawa Utamaro

1806–1820

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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No. 8 (hachi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

No. 8 (hachi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Women Imitating an Imperial Procession

Women Imitating an Imperial Procession

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1805

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Yamauba Holding Chestnuts while Kintaro Reaches for Them

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799

Chinese Beauties at a Banquet

Chinese Beauties at a Banquet

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1783

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Myriad Birds:A Playful Poetry Contest (Momo chidori kyōka-awase), 2 vols.

Myriad Birds:A Playful Poetry Contest (Momo chidori kyōka-awase), 2 vols.

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Boating Party with Children Swimming

Boating Party with Children Swimming

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1767

Shells under Water

Shells under Water

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Erotic Print

Erotic Print

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753

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

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

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

The Coming Thunderstorm, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons

The Coming Thunderstorm, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Land Snail (Katatsumuri); Giant Katydid (Kutsuwamushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Land Snail (Katatsumuri); Giant Katydid (Kutsuwamushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788