The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from an untitled series of courtesans

Kitagawa UtamaroWW-1792-526694

1792·Color woodblcok print; aiban·33.3 × 22.2 cm (13 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

Purchased with funds provided by Mary Diamond Stein

Catalogue

Year: 1792
Medium: Color woodblcok print; aiban
Dimensions: 33.3 × 22.2 cm (13 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

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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