The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya, from Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors
Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
Catalogue
- Year
- 1795
- Medium
- color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- 39.1 x 26.1 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist
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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Record
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- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Year
- 1795
- Medium
- color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- 39.1 x 26.1 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1795-526644
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified