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A Courtesan by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

A Courtesan

A Courtesan

Kitagawa Utamaro

1754–1806

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Fishing at Iwaya, Enoshima

Fishing at Iwaya, Enoshima

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1785

The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1787

An Arrangement of Morning Glories

An Arrangement of Morning Glories

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1791

Girl Fishers and Bathers

Girl Fishers and Bathers

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1791

Hour of the Dog (Inu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Hour of the Dog (Inu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

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

Shiro-gai, namima-gashiwa, makura-gai, iro-gai, aza-gai, sadae-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Shiro-gai, namima-gashiwa, makura-gai, iro-gai, aza-gai, sadae-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugumi sakazuki)"

Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugumi sakazuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

Beni-gai, hora-gai, urauzu-gai, wasure-gai, chiyonohana-gai, and masuho-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Beni-gai, hora-gai, urauzu-gai, wasure-gai, chiyonohana-gai, and masuho-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

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

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