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Kitagawa Utamaro

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Woodblock print of two women, one in a pink floral kimono pouring from a black kettle, the other in a striped black robe.

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

c. 1798/99

Japanese woodblock print of two women close together, one in a black kimono with an ornate hair pin and one under a pale veil

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

c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a woman with a hairpin leaning over a man in patterned kimono, with calligraphy at upper right.

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

c. 1798/99

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

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a purple kimono embracing a man, with inscriptions and household objects.

Geisha in kimono met lange mouwen en haar geliefde

1799

Woodblock print of a couple embracing on a patterned summer mat, with calligraphic verses above, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Jong getrouwd stel, de liefde bedrijvend op een zomerslaapmat

1799

Woodblock print of a couple embracing kneeling beside a shamisen, with Japanese calligraphy in the background.

Jonge burgerdochter met minnaar bij een shamisen

1799

Woodblock print of a man in a patterned kimono behind a bent-over woman in purple, with calligraphy in the margins.

Ouder getrouwd stel bedrijft de liefde

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in purple kimono beside a man in striped robe, with a lattice screen and calligraphy.

Geisha en minnaar bij vrijstaand kamerscherm

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a geisha and a man in an intimate embrace, with calligraphic inscriptions and a green textile.

Geisha en haar geliefde

1799

Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro of a man in green kimono leaning over a seated woman with striped robe and calligraphy.

Getrouwde man en weduwe

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a couple in kimono embracing before a folding screen with plum blossom branches.

Vrijend paar naast kamerscherm

1799

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan kissing a young man in a striped robe, with calligraphy and a kettle beside them.

Prostituee kussend met jonge man

1799

Japanese print of a red-shaded peony with gold leaves and an uncolored peony outline beside it, with a label reading botan.

Peonies

n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a man playing a bamboo flute, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02.

Likes Enjoying Herself (Tanoshimizuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)"

c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles and ornaments, with a pink banner behind them.

Two Girls, from the series "Twelve Physiognomies of Beautiful Women Representing Views of Famous Places (Meisho fukei…

c. 1803

Woodblock print of three women in kimono making music with drums and a shamisen in a traditional room.

Drums and Shamisen

n.d.

Atage, from the series "A Selection of Eastern Beauties (Azuma bijin erami)"

c. 1798

Woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairstyles, one offering a sake cup on a tray to the other.

Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)"

c. 1801/02

Woodblock print of palm leaves arranged in a green bronze jar with a dragon, on a dark cloud base, with calligraphy.

An Arrangement of Shuro Palm Leaves in a Bronze Jar

c. 1796

Woodblock print of three women fishing from a boat on choppy water, one standing in a pink checked kimono, two seated with ro

Fishing Excursion

c. 1799

Ukiyo-e print of two women with elaborate hairpins and striped and patterned kimono, by Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801.

Tsukioka of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya uchi tsukioka), from the series "Seiro bijin meika awase"

c. 1801

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono leaning toward a child holding a staff, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Ginjuro's Wife Oyumi from the Play "Whirlpools of Awa" (Awa no naruto, Ginjuro nyobo Oyumi), from the series "Bamboo…

1806

Woodblock print of a woman with an upswept hairstyle biting thread while holding a needle, in a patterned kimono.

A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzoku…

c. 1801/02

Japanese woodblock print of two women with elaborate hairpins, one in a pink floral kimono and one in a dark kimono.

The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

c. 1799

Woodblock print of a woman in a checked kimono tuning a shamisen, with an elaborate black hairstyle and red hair ornaments.

Turning a Shamisen (Shamisen no nejime), from the series "Chanting to Shamisen by Young Women of Today (Tosei musume…

c. 1804/06

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins and a black hairstyle, holding a round fan and looking to the side.

Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

1801

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono kneeling beside a latticed shoji screen, one leaning against the other.

Double Pillow

c. 1794/95

Woodblock print of two women reclining under a patterned kimono, with Japanese calligraphy above, by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790.

Minnend paar

1790

Japanese woodblock print of Yamauba with long black hair nursing the red-faced child Kintaro in a floral purple kimono.

Yamauba Breast Feeding Kintaro

c. 1801/06

Woodblock print of women in a room opening shoji screens onto a garden with a stone lantern and pine tree.

Parody of a scene from "The Pillow Book"

c. 1793/97

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women with ornate hairpins, one in a dragon-patterned kimono, with calligraphy at up

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya

c. 1797

Ukiyo-e print of a woman with ornate hairpins in a pink kimono beside a man in a gray patterned robe.

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

c. 1800