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Seru no Koku by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Seru no Koku

Seru no Koku

Kitagawa Utamaro

1785–1805

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon) (Fumi yomu onna)

Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon) (Fumi yomu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1787

Mole Cricket (Kera); Earwig, (Hasami-mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Mole Cricket (Kera); Earwig, (Hasami-mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Shell-Matching Game, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Shell-Matching Game, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Hour of the Horse [12 am], Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series “Customs of Beauties Around the Clock” ("Fuzoku bijin tokei")

Hour of the Horse [12 am], Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series “Customs of Beauties Around the Clock” ("Fuzoku bijin tokei")

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1786

Bagworm (Minomushi); Horned Scarab Beetle (Kabutomushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Bagworm (Minomushi); Horned Scarab Beetle (Kabutomushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

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

“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri)

“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san’yu")

Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san’yu")

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei from the Courier Service (Umegawa, Chubei)

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792