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- Title
- Meisho koshikake hakkei: Young woman with a glass goblet
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 1790s
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.116
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper with mica ground
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinatsuru and Her Attendant
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- The kneeling figure in the foreground is grand courtesan Hinatsuru. Her kamuro (attendant) is arranging a vase of chrysanthemums beside her. The circular inset contains a poet and his poem addressed to the two of them:
- In its wake
- The autumn grasses wither.
- Indeed, the mountain wind
- Has now become a gale.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1790
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.184
- Medium and Support
- Ôban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.185
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.187
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- River-Opening Ceremony at Ryôgoku in Bunka Era Edo
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- reprint 1889
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.181A
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- Courtesan in procession
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This is a portrait of courtesan and her attendant. The courtesan wears a kimono with overall cherry blossom patterns and a darker color cloak with fan, plover and wave design lining with overall cherry blossom design silk; the cloak is slipping from her right shoulder. Her obi is draped in front; it has overall hollyhock pattern. Her face is white; Her hair is sculpted like a balloon on the top and has broad wings to the side. Tortoise-shell comb and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. She is strolling toward the right. Her attendant is walking behind her, her face and body partially hidden by the courtesan. She wears the matching kimono with plover and wave design; her kimono has long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Her obi, with peony and geometric design, is tied at the back. Her hair is in the similar shape as the courtesan but not too exaggerated. But she wears an enormous hair accessory consisting of cherry blossoms and tassels, made of silver. Her face is also in white. The painting is accompanied by poem written by Santô Kyôden with his signature and two seals. On the lower left, there are the artist's signature and seal. The mounting is made of silk brocade with embroidery in the design of clematis and millets.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1793-1795
- Accession Number
- 1962/1.104
- Medium and Support
- ink, white pigment, and red color on paper
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- River-Opening Ceremony at Ryôgoku in Bunka Era Edo
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- reprint 1889
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.181C
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- Wine-making Scene with Fuji Mountain in the Distance
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.113
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- Meisho koshikake hakkei: Waitress with a teacup
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 1790s
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.115
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- (Reproduction) Woman after a Bath
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 20th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.80
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print with mica ground on paper
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.186
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- In Front of the Matsubaya Tea Shop
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1789-1801
- Accession Number
- 1938.9
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- River-Opening Ceremony at Ryôgoku in Bunka Era Edo
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- reprint 1889
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.181B
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
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- Title
- [Reproduction] Chûshingura: Lady Receiving a Love Letter
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1880-1930
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.183
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 28.08111
- Title
- Women's Occupations: Sericulture (1 of a series of 12 prints): weaving
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro (1754–1806)
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1802
- Accession Number
- 1950/1.207
- Medium and Support
- full color woodblock print (nishiki e), reprodution
- relevance
- rank 27.46365