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Three Beauties of the Kwansei Period

Three Beauties of the Kwansei Period

Kitagawa Utamaro

1781–1801

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Yamauba Blackening her Teeth, with Kintarō

Yamauba Blackening her Teeth, with Kintarō

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The Interesting Type (Omoshiroki so), from the series “Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women" ("Fujin sogaku juttai")

The Interesting Type (Omoshiroki so), from the series “Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women" ("Fujin sogaku juttai")

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792

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The Lion Dance

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1756

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

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1804

The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsubaya in Edo-machi Itchome, with her Child Attendants Tamamo and Mitsumo

The Courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsubaya in Edo-machi Itchome, with her Child Attendants Tamamo and Mitsumo

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

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Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

No. 4 (shi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

No. 4 (shi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793

Three Beauties of the Kwansei Period by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB