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Artist Overview

Artist name:

1754–1806
Place of Death: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan

Works of Art: 33

Courtesan holding hand of bashful young man, circa 1801–1803, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Courtesan holding hand of bashful young man
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1801–1803, Edo period (1600–1868)

Vol. 1, 8th page; Domestic Fowl and Meadow Bunting, circa 1791, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Vol. 1, 8th page; Domestic Fowl and Meadow Bunting
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1791, Edo period (1600–1868)

Vol. 1, 2nd page; Quail and Skylark, circa 1791, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Vol. 1, 2nd page; Quail and Skylark
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1791, Edo period (1600–1868)

Vol. 1, 5th page; Long-tailed Tit and Japanese White Eye, circa 1791, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Vol. 1, 5th page; Long-tailed Tit and Japanese White Eye
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1791, Edo period (1600–1868)

Vol. 2, 11th page; Great Tit and Japanese Robin, circa 1791, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Vol. 2, 11th page; Great Tit and Japanese Robin
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1791, Edo period (1600–1868)

untitled, circa 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), untitled
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Hairdresser, circa 1798–1799, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Hairdresser
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1798–1799, Edo period (1600–1868)

courtesan and maid by wisteria branch, circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), courtesan and maid by wisteria branch
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Wakanaya Wakakuse and Ukiyo Inosuke, circa 1798–1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Wakanaya Wakakuse and Ukiyo Inosuke
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1798–1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

3 Women on the beach near Enōshima, circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), 3 Women on the beach near Enōshima
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Women Boating by the Ryōgoku Bridge on Sumida River, early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Women Boating by the Ryōgoku Bridge on Sumida River
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

parody of Imperial carriage scene, circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), parody of Imperial carriage scene
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Misen, Michi, Shizu (dressed as seamen), mid 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Misen, Michi, Shizu (dressed as seamen)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
mid 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Matsubaya uchi Kisegawa Sasano, Takeno, circa 1794–1795, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Matsubaya uchi Kisegawa Sasano, Takeno
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1794–1795, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki Sekiya, Teriha [Hana-murasaki of the Tamaya]
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
1794, Edo period (1600–1868)

women gathering salt water from the sea, circa 1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), women gathering salt water from the sea
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

woman cleaning a pipe, circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), woman cleaning a pipe
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Painting the Lips, circa 1794–1795, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Painting the Lips
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1794–1795, Edo period (1600–1868)

two women holding pipe and fan, circa 1797, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), two women holding pipe and fan
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1797, Edo period (1600–1868)

The Spring Horse Dance, New Years (Harugoma), circa 1801–1803, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), The Spring Horse Dance, New Years (Harugoma)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1801–1803, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), women playing shell game (last page from Treasures of the Ebb-Tide)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

basket of chrysanthemums, circa 1810, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), basket of chrysanthemums
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1810, Edo period (1600–1868)

hawk on a plum branch, circa 1796–1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), hawk on a plum branch
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1796–1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

Preparing Food for a Nightingale, 1798, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Preparing Food for a Nightingale
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
1798, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806); Tsutaya Jūzaburō (1750–1797), Wakamatsuya uchi: Midorigi, Kikuno, Tatsuta (From the Wakamatsu House: Midorigi, Kikuno, Tatsuta)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806); Tsutaya Jūzaburō (1750–1797)
circa 1789–1790, Edo period (1600–1868)

Goldfish, circa 1802, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Goldfish
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1802, Edo period (1600–1868)

The Royal Carriage in Ueno Park, 1754–1806, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), The Royal Carriage in Ueno Park
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
1754–1806, Edo period (1600–1868)

Roku daime (Act 6, Woman washing her hair), circa 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Roku daime (Act 6, Woman washing her hair)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
circa 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Two Women and Their Children, 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Two Women and Their Children
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Four Beauties in Procession, 1805, 11th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806), Four Beauties in Procession
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
1805, 11th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Exhibitions: 31

CuratedByVoc, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2024
Cori Sherman, curator
2001
Mary Dusenbury, curator
Alison Miller, curator
2006
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2016–2017
Cori Sherman, curator
2003