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Kitagawa Utamaro

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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