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The Niwaka Performers by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

The Niwaka Performers

The Niwaka Performers

Kitagawa Utamaro

1785–1805

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

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No. 11 (juichi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

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

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792

Book of Ehon Ginsekai (The World in Silver)

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1785

The Seventh Hour of the Night

The Seventh Hour of the Night

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790