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Kitagawa Utamaro

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Ukiyo-e woodblock print of a woman in a green kimono with a bamboo staff beside a companion with a topknot.

Woman Representing Good Fortune

1753-1806

Woodblock print of two women in kimono by a stream with a crouching child, flowering shrub behind them.

Yamashiro Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

c. 1804

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with decorated hairpins and a red checkered robe, the other with floral

Making Love

1753-1806

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one with a black hood and umbrella, the other carrying a lantern.

Contemporary Beauties Third

1753-1806

Woodblock print of a woman leaning over a man holding a fan, both in patterned kimono with elaborate hair ornaments.

Man and Woman

1753-1806

Woodblock print of a woman reading at a lacquer table, dreaming of a wedding procession with palanquin and attendants.

Courtesan Dreaming of a Marriage Procession

late 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hair writing with a brush on a scroll, beside a hand mirror cartouche.

Woman Writing

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of two women in floral kimono, with calligraphy and a coastal landscape vignette at upper right.

Nakatsu, from the series Fifty-three Stations in the Life of a Beauty

c. 1803

Woman kneeling to hold a garment for a standing man beside a stacked box, Japanese woodblock print by Utamaro.

Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man

1754-1806

Woman of the Yoshiwara

1753-1806

Woodblock print of three women by a river with a shrub and dragonfly, Japanese, c. 1804.

Musashi Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

c. 1804

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of robed warriors and a white horse in a snowy pine landscape with mountains.

Winter Scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

c. 1790

Woodblock print of two courtesans in half-length, one holding a patterned fan, with ornate hair combs and kimono.

Half-length Portrait of Two Courtesans

1753-1806

Three women washing cloth by a wooden tub beside a flowing river, with a mountain in the distance, in a Japanese woodblock pr

Settsu Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

c. 1804

Woodblock print of a kneeling courtesan with a fan beside a standing attendant holding a painted picture, on a golden ground.

The Courtesan Hana-ogi of Ogiya as the Sennin Tekkai (from the series Eight Immortals of Sensuality)

mid 1790s

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle applying red lip color with a small brush.

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyōbō), from the series A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tōsei onna fūzoku…

c. 1801-2

Ukiyo-e print of a man raising a staff while another restrains him, with two kneeling women and a small inset scene.

Chushingura: Act III of The Storehouse of Loyalty

late 1790s

Three women in patterned kimono on a veranda with a black parasol and pink blossoms below, Japanese woodblock print.

Yoshiwara Women Looking into the Street at Springtime

1753-1806

Woodblock print of women on a veranda hanging laundry, with rooftops, a distant mountain, pine and bamboo below.

Women Hanging Laundry to Dry on a Balcony

early 1790s

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures embracing, one with a pink ribbon in her hair and a striped kimono.

The Lovers Ohan and Choemon (from the series Joruri Ballads in the Tokiwazu and Tomimoto Styles)

early or mid 1800s

Woodblock print of a courtesan with gold hairpins in a pink kimono, reading a long handwritten letter she holds unrolled.

The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses)

late 1790s

Woodblock print of a standing courtesan in a crane-patterned kimono beside a kneeling attendant, by Utamaro.

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses)

early 1790s

Woodblock print of a woman with long loose hair touching her head, holding a blue fan with plant motifs.

Bust of Woman with Loose Hair Holding Fan

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a hawk, a standing attendant with a sword, and a seated samurai by a box near water.

Daimyō and his Retinue Crossing a Stream in Plain Near Fuji

1753-1806

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a rushing river, with shrubs at left.

Omi Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

c. 1804

Japanese woodblock print of women on a veranda overlooking a pine-lined embankment and distant town at dusk.

Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara

1790

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a red crane-patterned kimono with a young attendant in blue beside her.

Ichikawa of Matsubaya with Minomo and Tamamo

1753-1806

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside tall inscribed paper lanterns and a large lion mask.

Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo of the Otsuya (Otsuya uchi Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo), from the series "Female Geis…

1783

Ukiyo-e print of three women on a veranda with a tea kettle and brazier, with a poem and signature in the upper right.

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi)

c. 1785

Woodblock print of a woman with pinned black hair holding a brush and scroll, wearing an orange blossom-patterned kimono.

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

c. 1795/96

Triptych woodblock print of a cherry blossom banquet with kimono-clad women, men, and attendants beneath flowering trees.

Cherry Blossom Banquet (Oka no utage)

n.d.

Triptych print of women and a child on a riverbank at night, with a wooden bridge and boats on the river behind them.

Women watching fireworks at Sumida River

c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a youth with long black hair holding a fan, framed by chrysanthemums in white, yellow and pink.

Chrysanthemum Boy

c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono with elaborate hairpins, one pointing, with calligraphy at upper

Act IX (Kudanme), from the series “The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono combing another woman's long dark hair.

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

c. 1798/99

Ukiyo-e print of a woman reading a letter, a mother holding a child who points at sparrows, with a poem above.

Girl Reading Letter while Mother and Child Gaze at Sparrows

c. 1791

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles behind a mosquito net, with red cloth hanging above.

Mosquito Net, from the series Model Young Women in Mist (Kasumi-ori musume hinagata) (Kaya)

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of three women by the sea on rocks, one with a fishing rod, one with a parasol, with a mountain behind.

Fishing at Iwaya, Enoshima

c. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of three women in grey and pink kimono dancing among chrysanthemum flowers.

Seiro niwaka zensei asobi: Hana no mitsugi sorou tebyoshi

n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a woman tending a sleeping child, with ghostly figures floating in a cloud above.

Child's nightmare of ghosts

c. 1800/01

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one bowing her head, with pink and blue garments.

Lovers Parting in the Morning, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)"

c. 1797/98

Japanese woodblock print of a woman leaning over a chest while a child tends a basin of goldfish and a pine sprig.

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

c. 1802

Woodblock print of a woman with a gold-pinned hairstyle carrying a child in a red floral kimono, with a fabric roll above.

Mother and Child, from the series "New Patterns dyed in Five Colors (Shingata goshiki zome)"

c. 1803

Woodblock print of a woman reading while a child sleeps on her lap, with a second woman smoking beside a screen.

Woman Reads while Child Sleeps on her Lap, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara aw…

c. 1802

Woodblock print of two women in robes beside a folding screen, with a white cat tugging at one robe on a wooden floor.

Two Young Women Wrapped in Yukata After a Bath

ca. 1796

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono and a man in a pale robe walking together in evening rain under an umbrella.

Couple in an Evening Shower, From the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World

ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a seated woman viewing her hairstyle in two mirrors beside a bamboo blind.

Takashima Ohisa Using Two Mirrors to Observe Her Coiffure

ca. 1795

Woodblock print of women on a covered pleasure boat on the Sumida River beneath a bridge, with a figure above and boats in th

Pleasure Parties in Boats on the Sumida River under the Ryogoku Bridge

ca. 1796

Woodblock print of three women working at a wooden loom weaving silk, with a Japanese title cartouche at upper left.

Women Weaving Silk Cloth

ca. 1800

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono walking beneath blossoming trees by a stone wall, with calligraphic signs.

Display of Treasures at Mimeguri Shrine (Mimeguri jinja no onkaichō)

1799

Woodblock triptych of elegant women in patterned kimono accompanying a palanquin with a yellow parasol.

Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession

1806

Triptych print of women and a child catching fireflies at dusk beneath willow branches, with fans and kimono.

Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari)

ca. 1796-97

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono and headscarf working at a hand loom.

A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom

ca. 1796

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a dark kimono hiding behind a sleeve as a boy holds up a red mask.

A Woman Playing with a Young Boy

ca. 1804

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a wooden bridge with parasols, fans, and a mother holding a baby.

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a courtesan in patterned kimono walking with two attendants under cherry blossom branches.

The Oiran Kasugano of Ōgiya on Parade

ca. 1788

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan standing on futon with attendants, blossoms and a candle behind her.

The Oiran Hinazuru of Chojiya Standing upon a Pile of Futon

ca. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a green lion dance in a courtyard, watched by women on a veranda, with children and pine tree.

The Lion Dance

1789

Japanese woodblock print of seated spectators watching a performer in red robes while musicians play in a screened interior r

Seeing a Performance

1789

Triptych print of women painting, writing, and arranging flowers in a traditional interior with a garden and pine trees.

The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)

ca. 1788-90

Woodblock print of merrymakers on a veranda beside a pine tree, with figures walking along a riverbank toward a distant town.

A Party of Merrymakers in a House in the Yoshiwara on a Moonlight Night

1789

Monochrome print of tiered palace pavilions with a flag, and two robed figures walking across a long wooden bridge.

The Palace in the Moon

8th month, 1789

Woodblock print of a woman washing at a stream under a full moon, with a family outside a thatched house and distant mountain

The Full Moon at the Time of the Imo Harvest

8th month, 1789

Triptych woodblock print of elegantly dressed Japanese women in kimono with ornate hairpins against a pale landscape.

Narihira's Journey to the East

ca. 1797