New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Kitagawa Utamaro

533 works

Featured

Filters

Shape

Century

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom above a riverbank, with two women and a seated man near wooden pilings.

The Embankment at Mimeguri

1799

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman with a teapot on a veranda, a shadow on a shoji screen behind her, and a pine branch.

The Nakadaya teahouse

c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono beside a bamboo blind, with a seated figure visible behind the blind.

Drying and stretching cloth

c. 1796-97

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black carp-and-wave kimono with two child attendants in pale patterned robes.

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

c. 1803

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan smoking a pipe beneath a hanging boat planter with pink flowers.

The Courtesan Hisui of the Fan House (Ogiya uchi Hisui), from the series The Five Festivals Flower Competition (Gosec…

About 1789-1801

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey kimono looking into a hand mirror beside a bamboo blind, with a red obi and lacquer box.

Takashima Ohisa

c. 1795

Woodblock print of two women in kimono preparing food, one at a low table with a tray, the other kneeling with a board and ut

Preparing a Meal

c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of three women in kimono, two wearing green hats, against a gray textured background.

Three Beauties of Yoshiwara (Seiro san bijin)

1793

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono, one with a pestle over her shoulder and one holding a fan, by Utamaro.

Folding Fan Seller, Round Fan Seller, and Barley Pounder (Ogi-uri, uchiwa-uri, mugi-tsuki), from the series "Female G…

1793

Japanese woodblock print of a young woman in patterned kimono with a child peeking from behind her pink robe.

Wakaume of the Tamaya in Edo-cho itchome, and her child attendants Mumeno and Iroka (Edo-cho itchome, Tamaya uchi Wak…

c. 1793/94

Woodblock print of two women preparing bean curd beneath a red Gion lantern, one cutting food at a table.

Women Preparing Gion Bean Curd, from the series "Twelve Types of Women’s Handicraft (Fujin tewaza juni-ko)"

c. 1798/99

Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya with Attendants Senkaku and Banki

n.d.

Woodblock print of a young woman with a brush and a young man behind her, beside a screen with a bird on a blossoming branch.

Young Couple in Front of a Screen, from the Series Twelve Types of Women’s Handicraft

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with an updo holding up a patterned sheer cloth before her face.

Woman Holding up a Piece of Fabric (Nuno o kazasu onna)

c. 1795/96

Japanese print of two women with ornate hairstyles, one holding a red tray with a tea bowl while the other adjusts a hairpin.

A Young Girl Offering Tea to Another Woman

c. 1797

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono holding a round fan, with ornate gold hair pins on a yellow background.

Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chojiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the…

1794

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and hairpins, in a patterned kimono with orange obi, against yellow.

Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Wakagi, Wakaba (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke, Wakagi, Wakaba), from…

1794

Woodblock print of two women in kimono with elaborate hairstyles against a pale yellow background, one holding a folding fan.

Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series "Sundial of Young Women (Musume hi-dokei)"

c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of a shrine maiden with a pole and streamers beside a flute player in a green robe.

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

c. 1798/99

Takigawa, from the series "Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day (Toji zensei bijin zoroe)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono with ornate hairpins and a folding fan, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Miyahito of the Ogiya, Whose Assistants Are Tsubaki and Shirabe (Ogiya uchi Miyahito, Tsubaki, Shirabe)

1793-94

Woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins in a purple kimono with red collar, looking down, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryo kurabe) (Keizetsuro Hinazu…

c. 1794/95

Pipe, from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women (Fujin sogaku juttai) (Kiseru)

1802/03

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a round fan, beside an orchid in a planter, with a calligraphy scrol

Beauty Wearing a Summer Kimono, from the series “New Patterns of Brocade Woven in Utamaro Style" ("Nishiki-ori Utamar…

c. 1796/98

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hair pins wearing a white robe with patterned textiles, beside a calligraphy

The White Coat, from the series "New Patterns of Brocade Woven in Utamaro Style (Nishiki-ori Utamaro-gata-moyo)"

c. 1796/98

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a pipe beside a folding screen, with a hanging peony panel above.

Hour of the Ox [2am] (Ushi no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a brazier and kettle, with a hanging cartouche above.

Hour of the Tiger (Tora no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of a standing woman in a green patterned kimono holding a sheet with a bearded figure, by Utamaro.

Hour of the Hare [6am] (U no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki")

c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono with a fan, looking down at a crouching child beside a kneeling atten

Mother and Child

c. 1800

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono in an interior, one tending the other's hair beside a folding screen.

Hour of the Dragon (Tatsu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Ukiyo-e print of two women in kimono, one kneeling with a tea cup, one standing and touching her hair, beside a hanging lante

Hour of the Snake (Mi no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono grooming their hair beside a black mirror stand, with a Japanese title car

Hour of the Horse (Uma no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono with ornate hairpins, one seated with a fan, beside a cartouche.

Hour of the Sheep (Hitsuji no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one in white with peonies, one in pink with blossoms, beside a han

Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki")

c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one pouring water into a black basin, with a hanging calligraphic cartouche

Hour of the Cock (Tori no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a courtesan reading a long letter beside a kneeling attendant in green, with a writing box on a red mat.

Hour of the Dog (Inu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a red tray, the other tending a tea kettle.

Hour of the Boar (I no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one kneeling with a dark robe, beside a lantern and text.

Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

c. 1794

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a round pink fan, wearing a dark patterned kimono.

Takashima Ohisa

c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a yellow floral kimono holding a black lacquer tray with a bowl, with calligraphy at l

Naniwaya Okita

c. 1793

Utamaro woodblock print of a veiled woman under a parasol beside a dark-haired figure, with calligraphy above.

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei of the Courier Firm (Keisei Unegawa, Hikyakuya Chubei), from the series "True Feelin…

c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a woman with long black hair, head tilted back, holding a round green fan beside her.

A Wife of the Middle Rank (Chubon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzo…

c. 1801/02

The Habit of Boisterousness (Sawagashiki kuse), from the series "Seven Bad Habits (Nakute nana kuse)"

c. 1797

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a black updo and hairpin, holding a fan before her face against a floral background.

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb

c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a woman with a fishing rod and a man leaning over a boat, his reflection in the water below.

Fishing beneath a Bridge

c. 1800

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black kimono with white cranes and gold clouds, looking downward, by Utamaro.

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro

c. 1795

Woodblock print of women and a seated man beside a lantern, irises and a moonlit garden, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

The Chushingura Drama Parodied by Famous Beauties: A Set of Twelve Prints (Komei bijin mitate Chushingura, junimai ts…

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono tending an infant beneath a bamboo mosquito net on a patterned futon.

Mosquito Net for a Baby

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of a woman lifting pink fabric as she emerges from a green mosquito net, with another woman smoking nearby.

Emerging from a Mosquito Net

c. 1797/1800

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in an interior, one standing by a screen while a white cat plays with her robe.

Two Young Women after a Bath

c. 1803

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan seated on a veranda beside a bamboo blind, wearing a patterned kimono.

Woman Sitting on Veranda

c. 1798

Japanese woodblock print of two women walking under a parasol beside pink blossoming branches and a stone wall.

A Set of Three Romantic Journeys (Michiyuki sanpuku tsui)

c. 1799

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan reading beside a brazier, with an attendant holding a box, in patterned kimonos.

Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (S…

1793

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono under wisteria and red lanterns, one seated with a pipe, by Utamaro.

Courtesans beneath Wisteria Arbor

c. 1795

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono with a tray of vases and a potted plant, with an inset panel of flowers.

Act IV, from Treasury of the Loyal Retainers

c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of a nude man reading a scroll on a veranda beside a woman with a fan and a dog below.

Act Seven, from the series "Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (Shichi-damme)"

c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono leaning beside a black stand, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806.

Kanpei's Wife Okaru

1806

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate updo holding a folded letter, wearing a patterned grey kimono.

Liefde die elke nacht ontmoet

1792

Woodblock print of a woman in a grey-green kimono holding and reading an unrolled letter, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793.

Brief lezende vrouw

1793

Japanese woodblock print of a young woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a fan, with a coastal vignette at upper left.

Busteportret van jonge vrouw met waaier

1793

Japanese woodblock print of two courtesans in kimono and a young man smoking behind a blue mosquito net, 1793.

Twee courtisanes en een jongeman onder een muskietennet

1793

Japanese woodblock print of three women by a blossoming tree, two kneeling at a table with paper and brush, one standing.

No. 1 (ichi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women in striped kimono gather mulberry leaves from a tree, one carrying a woven basket, beside a ladder and stool.

No. 2 (ni), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women tend silkworms on trays of mulberry leaves in a workshop, one kneeling to chop leaves in a wooden basin.

No. 3 (san), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women in kimono work with silkworm cocoon trays in a wooden workshop, with a woven basket at right.

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

c. 1798/1800

Four women in kimono sort mulberry leaves on a mat in a room with blinds, from Utamaro's sericulture woodblock print.

No. 5 (go), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women in kimono handle wooden trays of silkworm cocoons beside calligraphic text in a Japanese woodblock print.

No. 6 (roku), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Woodblock print of three women in a tatami room tending silkworms on paper, with a pine branch and calligraphy above.

No. 7 (nana), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Japanese woodblock print of women and children on a veranda with moths, a lattice window, and a pine branch.

No. 8 (hachi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Three women reel silk from cocoons over a brazier beside a wooden frame, with hanging skeins and text cartouches above.

Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry, No. 9 (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa, ku)

c. 1798-1800

Ukiyo-e print of women in kimono handling silk cloth at a wooden tub and bamboo pole, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

No. 10 (ju), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Woodblock print of two women in kimono working at a silk-reeling frame, with calligraphy in the upper margin.

No. 11 (juichi), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Japanese woodblock print of three women operating a wooden loom, one kneeling in a floral kimono at right.

No. 12 (juni), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)"

c. 1798/1800

Ukiyo-e woodblock print of a woman in a white headdress and dark kimono, with a small picture-riddle panel in the upper right

Tomimoto Toyohina, from the series Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen) (Tomimo…

c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of a woman with an ornate black hairstyle and gold hairpins, with a small inset landscape of birds and an isl

Takashima Ohisa, from the series "Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets (Komei bijin rokkasen)"

c. 1795/96

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a black coiffure holding a tea bowl on a pink saucer, with an inset landscape.

Appearing Again: Naniwaya Okita, from the series “Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets" ("Komei bijin…

c. 1795/96

Woodblock print of two women in a room with a lattice screen, a reed in a tub, a hanging kimono and ducks.

Picture of the Middle Class

1794

Woodblock print of a seated bald poet in a red robe and green sash gazing upward beside water, with calligraphy at right.

Poet Sōjō Henjō

1799

Japanese woodblock print of three women in kimono for New Year, with tea kettle, oranges, pine decoration and lacquer boxes.

Nieuwjaar

1804

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded samurai with sword seated among elegant women in kimono beneath cherry blossoms.

Hideyoshi and his wives

1804

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a yellow sun hat holding a branch, surrounded by white peonies and green leaves.

Stone Bridge

c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of two women under a large umbrella in heavy rain, one in a mauve kimono and one in a blue floral robe.

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night

c. 1797

Ukiyo-e print of a woman with a black updo and comb, leaning forward in a green kimono beside a round fan.

Obvious Love (Arawaruru koi), from the series "Anthology of Poems: The Love Section (Kasen koi no bu)"

c. 1793/94

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one leaning her forehead against the other, with yellow hair ornaments.

Messenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)"

c. 1797/98

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a paper lantern and the other a striped parasol, against a grey backgroun

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

c. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with a lit taper and a man crouching over a box on a red tray, with a warrior inset.

Catching a mouse

1800

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono walking beside a black lacquered carriage with a spoked wheel and a parasol.

Women Imitating an Imperial Procession

1805

Woodblock print of a kneeling courtesan with ornate hair pins playing a flute, wearing a black kimono with blossoms.

The Courtesan Seyama of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans of the Matsubaya as five musicians

c. 1797

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a black patterned kimono playing a drum with two sticks, hair decorated with long pins.

The Courtesan Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans of the Matsubaya as five musicians

c. 1797

Woodblock print of a kneeling courtesan in a black floral kimono playing a small drum, with an ornate hairstyle.

The Courtesan Matsukaze of the Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans of the Matsubaya as five musicians

c. 1797

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate black updo holding a round fan, wearing a dotted patterned kimono.

Woman Holding a Round Fan

c. 1797

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono on river pleasure boats at dusk, with a crescent moon and riverbank buildings.

Pleasure-Boating on the Sumida River

1788/90

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

c. 1801/04

Woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one holding a large woven hat, in pink and plaid kimono.

Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

c. 1798/99

Ukiyo-e print of a man in red kimono beside a woman with ornate hairpins, with a go board in the foreground.

Ohan and Choemon, from the series "Fashonable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

c. 1798/99

Ukiyo-e print of a woman with hairpins glancing back, and a young man resting his head on his hand in front.

Sankatsu and Hanshichi, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)"

c. 1798/99