Kitagawa Utamaro — Art Hub

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro

1753–1806

132681

Works

53

Years lived

Japanese (culture or style)

Style

Kitagawa’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132681 pieces

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

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

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

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

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Takashima Ohisa

Takashima Ohisa

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

A Low Class Prostitute (Gun [teppo]), from the series “Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter" ("Hokkoku goshiki-zumi")

A Low Class Prostitute (Gun [teppo]), from the series “Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter" ("Hokkoku goshiki-zumi")

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints, a Famous Product of Edo (Edo meibutsu nishiki-e kosaku)

Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints, a Famous Product of Edo (Edo meibutsu nishiki-e kosaku)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")

Mirror, from the series “Eight Views of Tea-stalls in Celebrated Places" ("Meisho koshikake hakkei")

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Abalone Divers

Abalone Divers

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Chinese Beauties at a Banquet

Chinese Beauties at a Banquet

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Reflective Love, from the series "Anthology of Poems: The Love Section (Kasen koi no bu) (Mono-omou koi)"

Reflective Love, from the series "Anthology of Poems: The Love Section (Kasen koi no bu) (Mono-omou koi)"

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san’yu")

Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san’yu")

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Pipe, from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women (Fujin sogaku juttai) (Kiseru)

Pipe, from the series Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women (Fujin sogaku juttai) (Kiseru)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Act Eleven from the series "The Chushingura Drama Parodied by Famous Beauties (Komei bijin mitate Chushingura Junimai Kuzuki)"

Act Eleven from the series "The Chushingura Drama Parodied by Famous Beauties (Komei bijin mitate Chushingura Junimai Kuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806