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Kitagawa Utamaro

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Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with ornate hair pins, hand to cheek, in a patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya

c. 1801

Ukiyo-e triptych of women at work in a printmaking workshop, carving blocks, sizing paper and drawing designs.

Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints,…

About 1803

Woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono holding an inscribed folding fan, wearing a broad white hat.

The Style of a Feudal Lord’s Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tosei fuzoku tsu)

c. 1800/01

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black hairstyle and gold hairpins, looking down at a cup and paper in her hands.

Geisha of the West District

n.d.

Woodblock print of two women with hair ornaments, one pouring tea from a black teapot, beside a patterned curtain.

Hour of the Ox (Ushi no koku) Fukagawa Pleasure Quarter (Tatsumi), from the series "Customs of Beauties Around the Cl…

c. 1798/99

Edo Geisha, from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu)"

c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of two women in kimono stretching cloth, one leaning forward with a hairpin in her hair, patterned fabrics ar

Cloth-Strecher, from the series "Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni ko)"

c. 1798/99

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono with elaborate hairstyles, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800.

Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo (Yaoya Oshichi and Kosho Kichisaburo)

c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women with chrysanthemums, a kettle and a zither, with calligraphy in the upper right.

The Chrysanthemum Festival in the Ninth Month, from an untitled pentaptych of the five festivals

c. 1803

Ukiyo-e print of two women in kimono, one with a tall pink and gold hair ornament, against a pale grey background.

Beauty and Attendant on New Year’s Day, from the series “Pleasures for Beauties on the Five Festival Days" ("Bijin go…

c. 1800

Two-panel woodblock print: a man at a balcony under a red lantern, and three women in kimono with hair ornaments.

Theater loge

1799

Woodblock print of two women in kimono stretching cloth, one bending over the other, with a diagonal pole at left.

Doeken spannen

1795

Japanese print of women and men fishing at night from a wooden platform and boat, with nets and water waves across three pane

Nachtelijke visvangst

1795

Woodblock print of a courtesan in bust portrait with long black hair, hairpins, and a patterned fan against a yellow backgrou

Busteportret van de courtisane Kisegawa uit het Matsubaya huis

1795

Busteportret van de courtisane Shiratsuya uit het Wakanaya huis

1795

Busteportret van de courtisane Shinowara uit het Tsuruya huis

1795

Japanese woodblock print of a wild-haired woman with a knife and a boy in green clinging to her back, with persimmons below.

Kintoki en Yamauba

1800

Japanese woodblock print of two women walking under a parasol, one in a red floral kimono, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Oume en Kumenosuke

1800

Japanese woodblock print of a woman combing her long black hair, with calligraphy in the upper left corner.

Haren wassen

1800

Black ink woodblock print of three horses with flowing manes, one grazing, beside rocks and a calligraphic inscription.

Drie paarden

1800

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono nursing an infant, with an elaborate hairstyle and hairpin.

Moeder met kind aan de borst

1800

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of people shopping at a seaside fish market with baskets of fish and waves behind.

Gezicht op de vismarkt op het strand te Shiba

1807

Woodblock print of two women in kimono preparing raw fish and radish beside a patterned plate and wooden stool.

Preparing Raw Fish

1798

Woodblock print of women in kimono viewing a painting in a veranda interior with a writing desk and tea set.

[琴棋書画]

Triptych Japanese print of elegant figures on a boat with Mount Fuji, a hawk and eggplants, by Utamaro, 1798.

First dream: Fuji, hawks, and eggplants

1798

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and two children looking into a peep box showing a landscape scene.

Viewing a peep box show

1801

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono holding up a letter, with a title cartouche at upper right.

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

c. 1792/93

Woodblock print of a woman with a topknot gazing into a black hand mirror, wearing a pale green patterned kimono.

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

c. 1792/93

Triptych woodblock print of women gathering shellfish on a rocky shore with woven baskets and fish, by Utamaro.

Abalone Divers

c. 1797/98

Woodblock print of a courtesan embracing a client in a checkered kimono, with calligraphy text in the margins.

Courtesan with a Client

1799

Woodblock print of a woman leaning over a man smoking a pipe beside a brazier, with fans and patterned textiles.

Jonge man rokend met courtisane

1799

Polychrome Japanese woodblock print of an embracing couple in patterned kimono beside an orchid planter, with calligraphy.

Geheime affaire van een getrouwde man en een getrouwde vrouw

1799