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Kitagawa Utamaro

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Women in kimono on a seaside veranda with lanterns, a folding screen and sailing boats on the sea beyond.

Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami

1800

Painting of a kneeling woman in a red striped kimono gazing at a vase with a flowering plum branch on a lacquer stand.

Woman Making a Flower Arrangement

1802

Women in kimono gather on a seaside veranda with lanterns, a bonsai pine, and sailboats on the water beyond.

Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami

1750

Women in kimono on a snowy wooden veranda beside a snow-covered pine tree, with sliding screens and interior figures.

Utamaro (c. 1788-91) Fukagawa no Yuki

1788

Woodblock print of women and children in kimono indoors, snow falling outside, with a hanging scroll and calligraphy on the w

Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

c. 1782

Triptych print of women and a child catching fireflies at dusk beneath willow trees, with round fans and reeds.

Catching Fireflies

c. 1796-97

Triptych print of women fishing with a large net at night on a river, with a boat, platform and lanterns.

Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River

c. 1800

Triptych print of court ladies in kimono seated in a palace interior with crane screens and drummers.

Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

late 1790s

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women and a child by a river with a wooden bridge and boats at dusk.

Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

c. 1797-98

Triptych print of women in kimono fishing and strolling on rocky shores with boats, sails, and distant mountains.

Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

c. 1790

Triptych woodblock print of a travel procession past pine trees with Mount Fuji rising behind them.

Procession at the Foot of Mount Fuji

1792 or 1793

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of courtly women and attendants under cherry trees, with a seated man and a parasol.

A View of the Pleasures of the Taiko and His Five Wives at Rakutō

1804

Triptych print of women at a merry evening party, playing koto and shamisen, a board game, and sweets before a pine screen.

A Merry Evening Party

ca. 1805

Triptych woodblock print of women picking persimmons from a tree beside a bamboo lattice gate, in kimono.

Picking Persimmons (Kaki-mogi)

ca. 1802-4

Japanese print of conch, clam and other seashells scattered on sand, with calligraphic verses written above.

Shells under Water

1790

Woodblock print of women in kimono playing a shell game on a veranda beside a peony screen and pine bonsai.

Girls Playing a Game with Shells

1790

Woodblock print of a child lighting fireworks under willows while women with a baby and a fan look on.

A Child Lighting Fireworks, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons

1801

Woodblock print of women in kimono gathering green leaves into baskets in a grassy field, with a child crouching nearby.

Girls Picking Green Leaves, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons

1801

Woodblock print of women in kimono playing with a ball on a veranda, with a child and a blossoming plum branch nearby.

New Year's Games, from the printed book Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shiki no hana)

1801

Woodblock print of women watching a performer with a drum, a standing woman in patterned kimono, and cranes near a pine tree.

Girls Entertained by Performers, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons

1801

Woodblock print of women working in a kitchen beside a wooden steamer, kettle and brazier, with rising steam.

Kitchen Scene

ca. 1794-95

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a veranda leaning over a railing to view cherry blossoms, with parasols below.

Viewing Cherry Blossoms

1790

Triptych woodblock print of women bathing and fishing on a rocky shore with stylized waves, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Girl Fishers and Bathers

1791

Japanese print of women in kimono wading in the sea before a rising red sun between two rocks linked by a sacred rope.

Women Worshipping the Rising Sun between the Twin Rocks at Ise

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women gathering abalone on a rocky shore beside woven baskets and waves.

The Awabi Fishers

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono and a man by a river with mountains and birds.

Women and a Man in the Country; Some pageant(?)

Triptych woodblock print of women and children by a stream, with flowering shrubs and rushing water.

Women and Children on the Banks of a Stream

Triptych print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with chrysanthemums and latticed screens, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Three Intoxicated Courtesans

1790s

Woodblock print of two boatmen poling a boat on a snowy river past a shrine and pine trees.

Book of Ehon Ginsekai (The World in Silver)

1754-1806

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women working on fishing boats with nets beneath a crowded wooden bridge over a river

Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge

1790s

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono in an intimate embrace, with calligraphy and household objects around them.

Erotic Print

Triptych print of women in kimono at a ferry landing with parasol, boats, and a distant mountain and village.

At the Ferry Boat Landing

c. 1804

Triptych woodblock print of figures sheltering from heavy rain under umbrellas and hats beside a tree and grass.

Sheltering from a Sudden Shower

c. 1799/1800

Woodblock print of bridge pillars in rippling water, a red sunset between crossbeams, shoreline trees and boat masts in the d

Pillars of Eitai Bridge

1785

Seven-panel Japanese woodblock print of a procession of women with parasols, banners, a horse and palanquin.

Yoshiwara Impromptu

c. 1797/98

Diptych woodblock print of women in patterned kimono working in a kitchen beside a wooden steamer, kettle and stove.

Kitchen Scene

c. 1794/95

Triptych print of women at a banquet in an interior, with lattice screens, a lake landscape and pine branches behind.

Chinese Beauties at a Banquet

1788/90

Utamaro woodblock triptych of women in kimono around a carriage beneath cherry blossoms, with a railed veranda at right.

An Imperial Carriage

c. 1801/04

Triptych woodblock print of women on boats beneath and beside a wooden bridge over a river, by Utamaro.

On top and beneath Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi no ue, shita)

c. 1795/96

Triptych woodblock print of women fishing with a scoop net from a boat and riverside platform, with fish and river waves.

The Scoop-Net

c. 1800/01

Triptych print of women cleaning a house on a veranda, with a broom, bamboo screen, lanterns and a serving tray.

House cleaning in preparation for the New Year

late 1790s

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women on a veranda drying clothes, with infants, a cat, and Mount Fuji in the distanc

Drying Clothes (Monohoshi)

c. 1790

Triptych Japanese print of women and men in kimono relaxing in a garden under a pine tree and on a veranda.

Enjoying the Cool in a Garden

c. 1788/90

Japanese print of a hairy caterpillar on morning glory vines, with a bee nest and flying bee beside calligraphy text.

Caterpillar and Bees

1788

Triptych woodblock print of women cleaning a Japanese house, sweeping, carrying tea and hanging lanterns.

House cleaning in preparation for the New Year

c. 1797/99

Japanese woodblock diptych of women in kimono serving tea in a tatami room with lanterns and a garden view.

Act Eleven from the series "The Chushingura Drama Parodied by Famous Beauties (Komei bijin mitate Chushingura Junimai…

c. 1794/95

Colour woodblock print of a green lion dance costume with red mask, watched by women on a balcony and performers in the stree

Leeuwendans

1790

Triptych woodblock print of women playing shamisen and a child in patterned kimono, labeled Momotaro, Urashimataro and Kintar

Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugum…

c. 1800/01

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono drawing lots for prizes in an interior with screens and lanterns.

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

c. 1798

Woodblock print of a woman and children kneeling before a large screen painting of a fierce Chinese lion, with a peacock feat

Mother and her Children in Front of a Freestanding Screen of a Chinese Lion

1786

Triptych woodblock print of women and attendants crossing a stream before Mount Fuji, with a horse and a falconer.

Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. Fuji

c. 1798/1800

Woodblock print of a saddled horse grazing under a flowering plum tree with white and red blossoms.

Horse beneath a Flowering Plum Tree

c. 1797/99

Woodblock print of a court scene with seated nobles, women on tatami mats, a pine tree, and a horse and rider on a veranda.

New Year at Court, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year, 1789

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai mansion courtyard at New Year, with seated men, servants, and a garden pine.

New Year in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year, 1789

Woodblock print of a monkey performing for seated women and musicians in a room with a folding screen and veranda.

Performance of a Trained Monkey, from an illustrated poetry anthology entitled "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

1789

Japanese woodblock print of a green lion dance with red mask on a street, onlookers at a window, and a New Year pine decorati

New Year Street-Performers, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year, 1789

Japanese print of figures in snow near plum blossoms, a pine-decorated gate, and a woman at a latticed window.

Delivering New Year Gifts in the Snow, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

New Year, 1789

Monochrome print of two people towing a covered barge along a snowy river bank, with willows and distant pine-covered hills.

Towing a Barge in the Snow, from the album The Silver World

1790

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 women in kimono walking beside a black lacquered carriage with a spoked wheel and a parasol.

Women Imitating an Imperial Procession

1805

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

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

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

Theater loge

1799

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

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

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

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.