Kitagawa Utamaro

Japanese · 1753–1806 · Painter, Printmaker

Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e… (Wikipedia)

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Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

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Born 1753, EdoDied 1806, EdoOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q272045 ↗ULAN 500054492 ↗Museum works 24

ukiyo-e

Also known as Entaisai, Fude no Ayamaru, Ichitarō, Kitagawa, Kitagawa Toyoaki, Nobuyoshi Kitagawa, Nobuyoshi Toriyama, Outamaro and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Kitagawa Utamaro, Kiyomizu Komachi, from the series Futabagusa nana Komachi — **Kiyomizu Komachi, from the series Futabagusa nana Komachi**1790s · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914 — Open A…

Kitagawa Utamaro, Kitchen Scene — **Kitchen Scene**ca. 1794–95 · Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1922 — Open Access (CC0)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Okita of the Naniwa-ya Teahouse — **Okita of the Naniwa-ya Teahouse**ca. 1793 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Kitagawa Utamaro, Women Grating Radish for Sashimi — **Women Grating Radish for Sashimi**ca. 1798–99 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1919 — Open Access (CC0)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Foot-Soldier with a Spear and Hawk-Handler (Yari-mochi yakko to taka shō), from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo Shi-ire Ōtsu Miyage) — **Foot-Soldier with a Spear and Hawk-Handler (Yari-mochi yakko to taka shō), from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo Shi-ire Ōtsu Miyage)**ca. 1802–3 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914 — Open A…

Kitagawa Utamaro, In the Kitchen — **In the Kitchen**ca. 1794–95 · Right-hand sheet of a diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…

Kitagawa Utamaro, Liefdesgedichten — **Liefdesgedichten**1792 - 1796
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Kitagawa Utamaro, Untitled — **Untitled**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Three Beauties of the Present Day — **Three Beauties of the Present Day**1790
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami — **Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami**1800
Freer Gallery of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Freer Gallery of Art

Kitagawa Utamaro, Hinakoto the courtesan — **Hinakoto the courtesan**1800
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

Kitagawa Utamaro, Fumi Yomu Onna — **Fumi Yomu Onna**1793
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Kitagawa Utamaro, Hari-shigoto — **Hari-shigoto**
British Museum ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Kitagawa Utamaro, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — British Museum

Kitagawa Utamaro, Kasumi-ori Musume Hinagata — **Kasumi-ori Musume Hinagata**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Ten physiognomic types of women, Coquettish type — **Ten physiognomic types of women, Coquettish type**
Tokyo National Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tokyo National Museum

Kitagawa Utamaro, Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi) — **Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)**c. 1800 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener — public dom…

Kitagawa Utamaro, Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)" — **Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"**c. 1802 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Chester W. Wright — public domain (CC0)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki) — **Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)**c. 1798 · Color woodblock prints; ōban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)

Kitagawa Utamaro, The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from an untitled series of courtesans — **The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from an untitled series of courtesans**c. 1797 · Color woodblcok print; aiban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mary Diamond Stein…

Kitagawa Utamaro, A Test of Skill - the Headwaters of Amorousness (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami): Osan and Mohei — **A Test of Skill - the Headwaters of Amorousness (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami): Osan and Mohei**n.d. · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Takashima Ohisa — **Takashima Ohisa**c. 1795 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)

Kitagawa Utamaro, The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women — **The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women**c. 1793 · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore — Open Access (CC0)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left) — **Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)**c. 1796–97 · Triptych: color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade — O…

Kitagawa Utamaro, Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties — **Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties**c. 1798 · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Kitagawa Utamaro

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